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standard notation | Most familiar way of representing whole numbers |
expanded notation | A way of writing a number as the sum of the values of each digit. |
number-and-word notation | A way of writing a number using a combination of numbers and words. |
precise | Exact or accurate-the smaller the unit or fraction of a unit used the more precise the measurement is. |
powers of 10 | A whole number that can be written as a product of 10s. |
exponential notation | A way to show repeated multiplication by the same factor. |
factor | When 2 or more numbers are multiplied to give a product each of the numbers that is multiplied is a factor. |
product | The result of multiplying two numbers called factors. |
dividend | In division-the number that is being divided. |
divisor | In division- the number that divides another number. |
quotient | The result of dividing one number by another number. |
remainder | An amount left over when one number is divided by another number. |
scientific notation | A system for writing numbers in which a number is written as the product of a power of 10. |
base | The number that is raised to a power. |
exponent | A small raised number used in exponential notation to tell how many times the base is used as a factor. |