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Vocabulary 9/10/07


AB
addTo join two or more numbers or quantities to get one number
addendsAny of the numbers that are added
associative property of additionThe property that states no matter how the numbers are grouped, the answer will always be the same Ex: (2+3)+4=2+(3+4)
bar graphsA graph that uses bars of different heights or lengths to show data
commutative property of additionThe property that states numbers may be added together in any order, and that it will not change the sum Ex:4+3 = 3+4
digitThe ten symbols: 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
equationA statement that two amounts have equal value or measure
fact familyA group of related facts based on one fact
perimeterThe distance around a figure
sumThe total of two or more numbers being added
congruentHaving the same size or shape
decreaseTo make an amount smaller
differenceThe amount you have left after you have subtracted one number from another
estimateTo make an approximate or rough calculation, often based on rounding
greater thanA symbol (>) used to show that one number is larger than another number
increaseTo make greater or become larger
less thanA symbol (<) used to compare two numbers with the lesser number given first
line of symmetryA line that divides a figure into two halves that are exactly alike
minuendThe quantity from which another quantity is to be subtracted
subtrahendThe second number in a subtraction sentence, the number being subtracted