| A | B |
| Absolute Value | the distance from zero |
| Negative Numbers | numbers less than zero |
| Whole Numbers | starts with zero |
| Opposites | two different numbers with the same absolute value |
| Rational numbers | any number that can be written as a fraction (term. or repeating decimals, too!) |
| Sign | tells whether a number is positive or negative |
| quadrant | one of 4 regions formed by the intersection of the x-axis and y-axis on the coordinate plane |
| x-axis | the horizontal axis on the coordinate plane |
| y-axis | the vertical axis on the coordinate plane |
| x-coordinate | the first number in an ordered pair |
| y-coordinate | the second number in an ordered pair |
| origin | the point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect on a coordinate plane |
| ordered pair | two numbers that tell the position on the coordinate plane |
| Integers | the whole numbers and their opposites |
| Commutative Property of Addition | order changes, sum stays |
| Commutative Property of Multiplication | order changes, product stays |
| Associative Property of Addition | order statys, grouping changes, sum stays |
| Associative Property of Multiplication | order stays, grouping changes, product stays |
| Additive Identity | any number plus 0 is itself |
| Multiplicative Identity | any number times 1 is itself |
| Additive Inverse | any number plus its opposite is 0 |
| Multiplicative Inverse | any number times its reciprocal is 1 |
| Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition | multiply the number outside () by both numbers inside () and add products |
| Positive Numbers | numbers greater than zero |
| Natural Numbers | what you count with |