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Whole Number Math Vocabulary Dictionary


add	Combine quantities to find a total
addition	The process of adding two numbers to get their sum
difference	The difference between two numbers is what you get when you subtract one from the other
division	A basic arithmetical operation determining how many times one quantity is contained within another
estimate	A rough guess at the value of a number
interval	In math, the space or distance between numbers
multiplication	The basic arithmetic operation of repeated addition
number line	A line on which each point represents a real number
place value	Within a number, each digit is given a place value depending on it's location within the number
product	The result of multiplying two numbers
remainder	The number left over when one number is divided by another
subtraction	A basic operation of arithmetic in which you take away one number from another
sum	The result of addition
digit	In the decimal system, one of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
period	Each group of three digits in a series of numbers, starting from right to left
rounding	The process of approximating a number to a nearby one
comparing	In math, to note the similarity or dissimilarity between two numbers
subtract	Find a difference, Take away a quantity, "how much left", "how much is left"
multiply	To put together a number of equal amounts to find a total, Add the same number repeatedly
divide	Split a quantity into equal parts
regroup	Reassemble into organized groups
borrow	Take and use (something that belongs to someone else) with the intent to return it
partial product	The product of one term of a multiplicand and one term of its multiplier
dividend	In the expression "b divided by c", b is the dividend and c is the divisor
quotient	The result of a division
divisor	In the expression "b divided by c", b is the dividend and c is the divisor
compatible numbers	Numbers that divide exactly and are easy to work with
commutative property	a + b = b + a, a x b = b x a
associate property	(a + b) + c = a + (b + c), (a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
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