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Mathematics
5th Grade
08/17/2010

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Term
variable
Definition

a letter or symbol that stands for one or more numbers

Ex: x + 9

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numerical expression
Definition

a mathematical phrase that uses only numbers and operation symbols.  It does not have an equal sign

Ex: 28 + 12

Term
overestimate
Definition
an estimate greater than the exact answer
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underestimate
Definition
an estimate less than the exact answer
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compensation
Definition

an estimation strategy in which you change one addend to a multiple of ten and then adjust the other addend to keep the balance

Ex: 328 + 546 = (328 + 2) + (546 - 2)

     = 330 + 544

= 874

Term
algebraic expression
Definition

an expression that includes at least on variable

Ex: b - 9

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equivalent decimals
Definition

decimals that name the same amount

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thousandths
Definition

one of 1,000 equal parts

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hundredths
Definition

one of 100 equal parts

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billion
Definition
one thousand million; written as 1,000,000,000
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inverse operations
Definition
operations that undo each other, like addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
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Associative Property of Addition
Definition

property(rule) that states that when the grouping of addends is changed, the sum is the same

Ex: (5 + 8) + 4 = 5 + (8 + 4)

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Commutative Property of Addition
Definition

property(rule) that states that when the order of two addends is changed, the sum is the same

Ex: 4 + 5 = 5 + 4

Term
estimate
Definition
to find a number that is close to an exact amount
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quotient
Definition

the answer to a division problem

 

24 divided by 4 = 6

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evaluate
Definition
to find the value of an expression
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factor
Definition

a number multiplied by another number to find a product

 

7 x 6 = 42

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prime number
Definition

a number with exactly 2 factors (1 and itself)

 

(Ex: 3, 7, 11, 23, etc.)

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composite number
Definition

a number having more than 2 factors

 

(Ex: 9, 12, 20, 18, etc.)

Term
equivalent fractions
Definition

fractions that name the same amount

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simplest form (lowest terms)

 

Definition

a fraction in which the numerator and denominator have only 1 as a common factor

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greatest common factor (GCF)
Definition

the greatest factor that 2 or more numbers have in common

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mixed number
Definition

a whole number and a fraction

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common multiple
Definition

when a number is a multiple of 2 or more numbers

 

2 - 2,4,6,8,10,12, 14, 16, 18,20

           5  -     5,    10,          15,        20

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multiples
Definition

the product of a given number and another number

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inverse operations
Definition

math steps that undo each other or are opposite

(Ex: 7 - 4 = 3 and 3 + 4 = 7)

(Ex:4 X 6 = 24 and 24 divided by 6 = 4)

Term
renaming
Definition

to borrow 1 from the whole number in a mixed number and change it into a fraction; then add it to the fraction

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least common denominator
Definition

the smallest common multiple of 2 or more numbers

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decimal
Definition

a number with one or more numbers to the right of a decimal point

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dividend
Definition

the number being divided

(Ex: 24 divided by 6 = 4)

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divisor
Definition

the number being divided by

(24 divided by 6 = 4)

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exponent
Definition

a number that tells how many times a base is to be multiplied

 

52 (2 is the exponent)

Term
numerator
Definition

the top number of a fraction

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denominator
Definition

the bottom number of a fraction

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equivalent
Definition

equal, as in fractions that represent equal amounts

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mixed number
Definition

a whole number and a fraction

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simplest form
Definition

a fraction that has been reduced so that the only common factor of both the numerator and denominator is 1

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Term
benchmark
Definition

familiar numbers used for reference

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lowest terms
Definition

when a fraction has been reduced to simplest form

(Ex: 10/20 = 1/2)

Term
PEMDAS
Definition

the order of operations in math

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integers
Definition

the set of whole numbers and their opposites

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percent
Definition

one part of 100

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reciprocal
Definition

one of two fractions whose product is 1

                     Ex:2  and 5

                          5        2

Term
operations
Definition

a process in which a number is changed or altered according to formal rules such as those of addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division

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Term
negative integer
Definition

any integer less than zero 

( -4, -8, -10)

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positive integer
Definition

any integer greater than zero

( +4, +7, 8, 2)

Term
absolute value
Definition

the distance of an integer from zero on a number line

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parallel lines
Definition

lines in a plane that are always the same distance apart; they never

intersect

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perpendicular lines
Definition

two lines that intersect to form right angles

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isosceles triangle
Definition

a triangle with exactly two congruent sides

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isosceles triangle
Definition

a triangle which has 2 equal sides

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acute triangle
Definition

a triangle with 3 acute angles

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obtuse triangle
Definition

a triangle that has 1 obtuse angle

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equilateral triangle
Definition

a triangle with 3 equal sides

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scalene triangle
Definition

a triangle whose sides are all a different length

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right triangle
Definition

a triangle with 1 right angle

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Term
ordered pair
Definition

a pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid

(2,6)  (-2, 4)  (8, -3) etc.

Term
origin
Definition

the point where two axes of a coordinate plane intersect (0,0)

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x-axis
Definition

the horizontal (left to right) number line on a coordinate plane

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y-axis
Definition

the vertical (up and down) number line of a horizontal plane

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x-coordinate
Definition

the first number in an ordered pair, that tells the distance to move right or left from (0,0)

(2, 4)  (-3, 6)

Term
y-coordinate
Definition

the second number in an ordered pair, that tells the distance to move up or down from (0,0)

(2,4)  (3, -6)

Term
function
Definition

a relationship between two quantities in which one quantity depends on the other

Ex:  y=3x + 2

 y=x-1

Term
perimeter
Definition

the distance around a polygon

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area
Definition

the number of square units needed to cover a surface

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volume
Definition

the measure of the space occupied by a 3-dimensional object as measured in cubic units

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range
Definition

the difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data

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median
Definition

the middle number in a set of data that are arranged in order

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mean
Definition

the average of a set of numbers, found by dividing the sum of the set by the number of addends

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Term
mode
Definition

the number or item that occurs most often in a set of data

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