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Math Vocabulary Test 8, 9, & 10
Vocab. words and definitions from Saxon & Crosswalk lessons
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Mathematics
5th Grade
01/04/2012

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exponent
Definition
a number that tells how many times a given number is used as a factor
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power
Definition
a number that implies the operation of repeated multiplication
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Commutative property of addition
Definition
the order of addends can be changed; the sum does not change
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Associative property of addition
Definition
addends can be grouped in different ways; the sum will be the same
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Commutative property of multiplication
Definition
changing the order of factors does not change their product
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Distributive property of multiplication over addition
Definition
X (multiplying) a sum by a number gives same result as X (multiplying) each addend in the sum by that number and + (adding) products
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Associative property of multiplication
Definition
factors can be grouped in different ways but the product will be the same
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expanded notation
Definition
a way of writing a number as a sum of the products of digits and place values of digits
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average
Definition
number found when sum of 2 or more numbers is divided by number of addends in the sum; mean
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partial products
Definition
a product resulting from multiplying one factor by one digit of the other factor
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inverse operation
Definition
operations that undo each other, addition/subtraction and multiplication/division
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mixed number
Definition
a number that has a whole number part and a fraction part
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decimal places
Definition
places to the right of the decimal point
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place value
Definition
the value of a digit based on its position within a number
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common fraction
Definition
a fraction with whole number terms
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base
Definition
the lower number in an exponential expression
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array
Definition
a rectangular arrangement of numbers or symbols in columns and rows
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composite number
Definition
a counting number greater than 1 that is divisible by a number other than itself and 1
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prime number
Definition
a counting number greater than 1 whose only two factors are the number and itself
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mean
Definition
numb found when the sum of two or more numb is divided by the numb of addends in the sum; average
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measure of central tendancy
Definition
a value that describes a proberty of a list of data, such as mean, median, & mode
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median
Definition
middle numb (or avg. of two central numb) of list of data when numb are arranged from least to greatest
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mode
Definition
the number or numbers that appear most often in a list of data
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range
Definition
the difference between the largest number and the smallest number in a list
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spread
Definition
a value that describes how the data in a set are distributed
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