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05/10/2010

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Term
Prime Number
Definition
A whole number greater than 1 whose factors are only 1 and itself.
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Prime Factorization
Definition
Expressing a whole number as a product of prime numbers.
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Mean
Definition
The sum of the values in a data set divided by the number of values.
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Multiple
Definition
The product of the number and any non zero whole number.
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Mode
Definition
The value in a data set that occurs the most often.
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Monomial
Definition
A number, a variable, or a product of a number and one or more variables.
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Common Factor
Definition
A whole number that is a factor of two or more non zero whole numbers.
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Common Multiple
Definition
A multiple that is shared by two or more numbers.
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Composite Number
Definition
A whole number greater than 1 that has positive factors other than 1 and itself.
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Range
Definition
The difference of the greatest and least values in a data set.
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Relatively Prime
Definition
Two or more non zero whole numbers whose greatest common factor is 1.
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Reciprocals
Definition
Two non zero numbers whose product is 1.
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Factor Tree
Definition
A diagram that can be used to write the prime factorization of a number.
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Leading Digit
Definition
The first non zero digit in a number.
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Least Common Multiple
Definition
The least number that is a common multiple of two or more whole numbers.
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Rational Number
Definition
A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b does not equal zero.
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Terminating Decimal
Definition
A decimal that has a final digit.
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