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Mathematics
8th Grade
08/28/2025

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Term
Integer
Definition
Any positive or negative whole number or 0
Term
Numerical Factors
Definition
Integers that can be divided evenly into another integer
Term
Composite Number
Definition

A whole number that can be divided evenly by itself and other numbers

 

Term

Prime Number

 

Definition
A whole number that can be divide evenly by itself and by 1 but no other numbers
Term
Base
Definition

A number that is used as a factor a specific amount of times.  It is raised to an exponent.

 

22

Term
Exponent
Definition

a shorthand method of indicating repeated multiplication.

 

For example

 

43

Term
Square Root
Definition

A number that, when multiplied by itself equals to the original number

 

"Squared"

Term
Factorial
Definition

An operation represented by an exclamation point...

 

For example 6! is

 

6 x 5 x 4 x 3 x 2 x 1

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Reciprocal
Definition

the number by which another number can be multiplied to produce 1.

 

Flip:

 

2/3  3/2

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