Unit 2/3 Vocabulary
Across
- 2. The result of division.
- 6. Numbers that are greater than 0. They are located to the right of 0 on a horizontal number line and above 0 on a vertical line.
- 7. Free from errors. An accurate answer is true and correct.
- 9. To show or represent by a sign or symbol.
- 11. compared to something or someone else.
- 16. Numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line but in opposite directions. Opposite numbers have the same numeral, but opposite signs. The opposite of a number is also called the additive inverse of that number.
- 18. Height above or below a given level, often sea level.
- 20. A number’s distance from 0 on a number line. Absolute value is NEVER negative.
- 21. To put something into a place for safekeeping. A bank deposit is money put into a bank account.
- 23. A number that names equal parts of a whole. A fraction names a point on the number line and can also represent the division of two numbers.
- 25. Two numbers whose sum is zero. Opposite numbers from a zero pair.
- 26. A statement that something is true or false. A claim can be proven with reasons and evidence and can be disproven with counterexamples.
- 27. The act of taking something away.
- 28. To find a close position or almost exact value of something.
- 30. The result of multiplication.
- 32. A group of numbers, variables, and/or operation symbols that represents a mathematical relationship. An expression without variables, such as 3 + 4, is called a numerical expressions. An expression without numbers is called an algebraic expression.
Down
- 1. The set of whole numbers and their opposites.
- 3. Multiplying each term in a sum or difference by a common factor does not change the value of the expression. For any numbers a, b, and c, a(b + c) = ab + ac. Equation: A mathematical statement that uses an equal sign (=) to show that two expressions have the same value.
- 4. To find the value of an expression.
- 5. Numbers that are less than 0. They are located to the left of 0 on a horizontal number line and below 0 on a vertical number line. Opposite numbers: Numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line but in opposite directions. Opposite numbers have the same numeral, but opposite signs. The opposite of a number is also called the additive inverse of that number.
- 8. To use as a sign, symbol, or example for something.
- 10. Decimals that end, or end in repeated zeros. Dividend - the number that is divided by another number.
- 12. Decimals that repeat the same digit or sequence of digits forever. A repeating decimal can be written with a bar over the repeating digits.
- 13. System of symbols or characters used to represent information.
- 14. A process or result of finding a value using mathematics.
- 15. To explain why something is correct or incorrect by giving logical reasons.
- 17. An example that opposes an idea or claim is incorrect.
- 19. A number that can be expressed as the fraction or a decimal.
- 22. The result of division.
- 24. The sum of a set of values divided by the number of values. This is often called the average.
- 29. To approximate the value of a number by finding the nearest ten, hundred, or other place value.
- 31. The number by which another number is divided.