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Mathematics | Field of study cincerned with numbers, quantity, shapes and the relationships among them |
Quantitive | involving numbers or based on quantity |
Addition | combining numbers; expressed by '+' symbol |
Subtraction | deducting numbers; expressed by the '-' symbol |
Multiplication | increasing numbers through repeated addition; expressed by 'x' or '*' symbol. |
Division | splitting numbers into equal parts: expressed by '/' symbol. |
Variable | unknown quantity, typically expressed as a letter such as a x, y, a or b. |
Fraction | part of a whole number expressed as a numerator over a line or slash with a denominator |
Numerator | top number in a fraction; represents how many parts there are |
Denominator | bottom number in a fraction; represents how many parts the whole is divided into |
Lowest Common Denominator | smallest number which is a multiple of a ll of a set of fractions' denominators |
Decimal | part of a whole number expressed as digits placed to the right of a decimal point |
Percentage | part of a whjole number expressed in hundredths and followed by a percent symbol(%) |
Conversion | process of changing from one form to another |
Ratio | comparison of numbers; expression showing the relationship between two quantities |
Proportion | expression stating two ratios are equal |
Formula | equation used to understand the relationships between variables; rule for solving math problems |
Qualitative | involving qualities, attributes properties, etc. rather than numerical measurements |