| A | B |
|---|
| a number’s distance from zero on the number line | absolute value |
| the mathematical rule that states that the way in which numbers are grouped when they are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product | associative property |
| a whole number that is a factor of each number in a set of numbers | common factor |
| the mathematical rule that states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product | commutative property |
| a whole number greater than 1 having more than two factors | composite numbers |
| the mathematical rule that states that multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products PEMDAS | distributive property |
| a number is divisible by another number if their quotient has no remainder | divisible |
| a numeral that indicates how many times a number or variable is used as a factor | exponent |
| anumberorexpressionthatismultipliedbyanotherto yield a product | factor |
| the greatest number that is a factor of two or more numbers | greatest common factor |
| the smallest nonzero whole number that is a multiple of two or more whole numbers | least common multiple |
| the product of a given number and an integer | multiple |
| the set of all integers that are less than zero | negative integer |
| the set of all real numbers that are less than zero | negative number |
| arithmetical actions performed on numbers, matrices, or vectors | operation |
| an acronym for the order of operations: 1) do all operations within parentheses; 2) simplify all numbers with exponents; 3) multiply and divide in order from left to right; 4) add and subtract in order from left to right | PEMDAS |
| the set of all integers that are greater than zero | positive integer |
| the expression of a composite number as a product of its prime factors | prime factorization |
| a whole number greater than 1 whose only factors are 1 and itself | prime number |
| a pictorial means of representing the relationships between sets | Venn diagram |
