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fraction | a number that represents a part of a whole number |
numerator | the part of a fraction that tells you how many pieces you have |
denominator | the part of the fraction that tells you how many pieces the whole is divided into |
equivalent fraction | two or more fractions that represent the same value |
greatest common factor (GCF) | the largest factor that two or more numbers share |
simplest form | when the numerator and denominator's only common factor is one |
mixed number | the sum of a whole number and a fraction less than one |
improper fraction | a fraction that has a numerator that is greater or equal to its denominator |
least common multiple (LCM) | the smallest non-zero multiple that two or more numbers share |
reciprocals | a "flip" of a fraction that results in a product of one |
least common denominator | the smallest denominator that two or more fractions share |
absolute value | the distance a number is from zero on the number line |
exponent | the raised number that shows the number of times a base is repeated in a power |
cubed | a base raised to the power of 3 |
negative number | a number less than zero |
order of operations | rules to follow when evaluating an expression with more than one operation |
integer | the set of counting numbers, their opposites, and zero |
power | an expression which consists of two parts, the base and the exponent |
zero pair | one positive integer chip paired with one negative integer chip |
base | the repeated factor when using powers |
squared | a base raised to the power of 2 |
inverse operations | operations that undo each other |
opposites | numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line |
compatible numbers | numbers that are easy to compute mentally |
rational numbers | a number that can be expressed as a fraction of two integers |