Vocabulary

1. a part of a whole expressed in hundredths
4. diagram a linear model used to illustrate number relationships
7. – the set of counting (natural) numbers and zero {0, 1, 2, 3, ..., n}
8. – the set of counting (natural) numbers, their opposites, and zero {–n, …, –3, –2, –1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ..., n}. The set of integers is denoted by the symbol Z.
9. rational numbers the set of numbers that can be expressed as a fraction , where a and b are counting (natural) numbers
10. – to arrange a set of numbers based on their numerical value
12. value the distance of a value from zero on a number line
13. a quantity that is used to multiply by a given quantity which results in the product of one
14. (natural) numbers – the set of positive numbers that begins at one and increases by increments of one each time {1, 2, 3, ..., n}
15. a multiplicative comparison of two different quantities where the measuring unit is different for each quantity
16. efficient application of procedures with accuracy
18. – the value of a digit as determined by its location in a number such as ones, tens, hundreds, one thousands, ten thousands, etc.
19. a mathematical phrase, with no equal sign or inequality symbol, that may contain a number(s), a variable(s), and/or an operator(s)

2. in the expression x^y, x is called the base and y is called the exponent. The exponent determines the number of times the base is multiplied by itself.
3. – the rules of which calculations are performed first when simplifying an expression
5. a mathematical statement composed of algebraic and/or numeric expressions set equal to each other
6. – the process of decomposing a composite number as a unique product of prime factors
11. – the set of numbers that can be expressed as a fraction , where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0. The set of rational numbers is denoted by the symbol Q.
17. a multiplicative comparison of two quantities