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factor | One of two or more numbers multiplied to find a product. |
product | The answer to a multiplication problem. |
comparison | A method of showing whether one quantity is greater than, less than, or equal to another quantity. |
area | The amount of surface covered or enclosed by a figure measured in square units. |
combination | A selection of members of a set when the order is not important. |
equal groups | Groups that have the same number of objects. |
array | An arrangement of objects, pictures, or numbers in equal columns and equal rows. |
function | A relationship between two sets of numbers. |
variable | A letter or a symbol that represents a number in an algebraic expression. |
equation | A statement that two expressions are equal. |
parentheses | Symbols used to group numbers or variables in an equation or expression. |
misleading | Language in a comparing sentence that may cause you to do the wrong thing. |
commutative property | The property that states that changing the oder in which numbers are multiplied does not change the product. |
associative property | The property that states that changing the grouping of factors does not change their product. |
distributive property | The property that states that when two addends are multiplied by a factor, the product is the same as when each addend is multiplied by the factor and those products are added. |
expression | One or more numbers, variables, or numbers and variables with one or more operations signs. |
example | A proposed problem, used to prove that a mathematical property or argument applies to a specific case. |
counterexample | An example that proves that a general statement is false. |
division | An operation that tells how many groups there are and how many are in each group. |
quotient | The answer to a division problem. |
multiple | The product of a given whole number and any other whole number. |
rule | A standard method or procedure for solving a class of problems. |
greater than | A number of larger value than another number. |
less than | A number of smaller value than another number. |