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The answer after you divide one number by another
dividend ÷ divisor = quotient
Example: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, 4 is the quotient |
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What you get when a number is used in a multiplication three times.
Example: 4 x 4 x 4 = 64, so 64 is a cubed number |
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A symbol for a number we don't know yet. It is usually a letter like x or y.
Example: in x + 2 = 6, x is the variable
If it is not a variable it is called a Constant |
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The exponent of a number shows you how many times the number is to be used in a multiplication.
It is written as a small number to the right and above the base number.
In this example: 82 = 8 × 8 = 64
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Numbers, symbols and operators (such as + and ×) grouped together that show the value of something.
Example 2×3 is an expression |
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The result of subtracting one number from another. How much one number differs from another.
Example: The difference between 8 and 3 is 5. |
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The number you get when you multiply an integer by itself.
Example: 4 × 4 = 16, so 16 is a square number.
Here are the first few square numbers:
0 (=0×0)
1 (=1×1)
4 (=2×2)
9 (=3×3)
16 (=4×4)
25 (=5×5) |
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The result of adding two or more numbers.
Example: 9 is the sum of 2, 4 and 3
(because 2 + 4 + 3 = 9).
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A mathmatical phrase or sentence translated into spoken or written words.
Mathematical Sentence:
x + 13 = 20
Matching Verbal Expression:
"A number increased by thirteen is twenty." |
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The answer when two or more numbers are multiplied together.
6 x 13 = 18 |
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A number with no fractional part.
Includes the counting numbers {1, 2, 3, ...}, zero {0}, and the negative of the counting numbers {-1, -2, -3, ...}
You can write them down like this: {..., -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
Examples of integers: -16, -3, 0, 1, 198 |
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The numbers {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} etc.
There is no fractional or decimal part. And no negatives.
Example: 5, 49 and 980 are all whole numbers. |
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An algebraic expression is a mathematical phrase that can contain ordinary numbers, variables (like x or y) and operators (like add,subtract,multiply, and divide).
a + 1
a-b
3x
x-a/b |
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