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7th Grade
08/21/2012

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Term
addends
Definition
one of the two or more numbers that are added to find the sum
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counting numbers
Definition
the numbers used to count the members of the set (1,2,3,...) also called natural numbers
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decimal point
Definition
the symbol in a decimal number used as a reference point for place value
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difference
Definition
the result of subtraction
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dividend
Definition
a number that is divided (inside the box)
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divisor
Definition
the number by which another number is divided (outside the box)
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e value
Definition
to find the value of one expression
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factors
Definition
the numbers that are multiplied (3 x 5)
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minuend
Definition
a number which another number is subtracted
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natural numbers
Definition
same as counting numbers
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operations of arithmetic
Definition
the four basic mathematical operations ( +, -, x, a/c)
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product
Definition
the result of multiplication
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quotient
Definition
the answer when you divide
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subtrahend
Definition
a number that is subtracted
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sum
Definition
the result of addition
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variables
Definition
a quantity that can change or assume different values
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Associative Property of Addition
Definition
the grouping of addends does not affect their sum (3+5) = (5+3)
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Associative Property of Multiplication
Definition
The grouping of factors does not affect thieir product (7X5) = (5X7)
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Commutative Property of Addition
Definition
changing the order of addends does not change their sum
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Commutative Property of Multiplication
Definition
changing the order of factors does not change their product
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fact family
Definition
a group of three numbers related by 2 addition sentences and 2 subtraction sentences or 2 multiplication and 2 division sentences
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Identity Property of Addition
Definition
the sum of any number and zero is equal to the initial or original number ( 3 + 0 = 3)
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Identity Property of Multiplication
Definition
the product of any number and 1 is equal to the initial or original number ( 7 X 1= 7)
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inverse operations
Definition
operations that undo one another
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Multiplicative Identity
Definition
the number 1 Identity Property of Multiplication
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Zero Property
Definition
zero times any number is zero
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equation
Definition
a number sentence that uses a symbol and an =
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compare
Definition
looking at two numbers to find out one number is greater than another
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comparison symbol
Definition
the symbol used to show a comparison (<,>,+)
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geometric sequences
Definition
a sequence whose terms share a common ratio
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integers
Definition
the set of counting numbers and opposites and zero
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negative numbers
Definition
numbers less than zero
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number line
Definition
a line for representing and graphing numbers
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origin
Definition
The location of the number 0 on a number line. The point (0,0) on a coordinate plane.
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