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6th Grade Math Vocabulary

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operationaddition, subtraction, division, and multiplication
computationusing +, -, x, or division
suman answer to an addition problem
differenceanswer to a subtraction problem
productanswer to a multiplication problem
quotientanswer to a division problem
divisorthe # doing the dividing
dividendthe # being divided
terminating decimala decimal that ends, it can be made into a fraction
non-terminating decimala decimal that never ends
simplifysolve evaluate solve
exponeta # that shows how many times to multiply the base by itself
coefficientthe # in front of the variable
algebraic expressionhas a variable (S), numbers, and an operation sign (an equal) sign
additive inversesame # on the other side of zero
multiplicative inversereciprical
reciprecal"flip" the fraction
variablea symbol or letter that represents a #
inverseopposite
whole numbersall counting #'s including 0
integera negative or positive # including 0
positive integera # greater than 0
negative integera # less than 0
rational #a # that can be written as a fraction where the top and bottom #'s are whole
reflectionsa trnsformation: flipped like what you seen in a mirror
ordered paira pair of numbers that identify location on a plane. the first # is X, the second is Y
divisibleif after dividing there is no remainder
prime factorizationwhen you factor a # and all the factors are prime #'s
multiplea # that is a product of 2 whole #'s
factorwhole #'s that are divisible into another #
composite #a # with more than 2 factors
prime #a # with exactly 2 factos 1, and itself
GCFthe largest factor two or more #'s share
LCMthe smallest multiple that 2 or more #'s have in common
ratioscomparison of 2 quantities using division
ratesa comparison of quantities with unlike units
unit ratea rate that represents 1 thing it has a deonominator of 1
equivalent ratesmulitply or divide the numbrator and the denominator by the same #



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