Essential Math Vocabulary: The Number System

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  1. absolute value
    a real number regardless of its sign
  2. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
  3. consecutive
    in regular succession without gaps
  4. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  5. distance
    the property created by the space between two objects
  6. division
    arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
  7. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  8. estimate
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  9. express
    indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
  10. expression
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  11. factor
    an integer that can be exactly divided into another integer
  12. factorization
    breaking down an integer or polynomial into its divisors
  13. fraction
    the quotient of two rational numbers
  14. integer
    any natural number or its negative, or zero
  15. irrational
    real but not expressible as the quotient of two integers
  16. magnitude
    the property of relative size or extent
  17. multiple
    the product of a quantity by an integer
  18. multiplication
    arithmetic operation determining the product of two numbers
  19. negative
    less than zero
  20. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  21. opposite
    moving or facing away from each other
  22. positive
    greater than zero
  23. product
    a quantity obtained by multiplication
  24. quantity
    the concept that something has a magnitude
  25. quotient
    the number obtained by division
  26. rational
    capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
  27. reciprocal
    one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1
  28. subtraction
    arithmetic operation of deducting one quantity from another
  29. sum
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  30. value
    a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
Created on Wed Jul 14 10:31:15 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jul 14 12:16:48 EDT 2021)

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