The
numbers that are added together to create a sum.
Associative
Property
The
property that tell us that when numbers are added together or multiplied
together, the grouping does change the value of the answer.
Example: 1 + (5 + 8) = (1 + 5) + 8
Example: 2 * (9 * 4) = (2 * 9) * 4
Base
The number that is
multiplied by itself a certain number of times.
The
base in this equation is 5. The exponent is 3.
Commutative
Property
The
property that tells us that the order in which numbers are added or
multiplied does not change the value of the answer.
Example: 5 + 9 = 9 + 5
Example: 4 * 11 = 11 * 4
Decimal System
The base
10 system wherein the position of the digits in a number tells the value
of the digits
Difference
The
result of subtracting.
Distributive
Property
For any
real numbers a and b, the expression 3(a + b) can be written as 3a + 3b.
Dividend
The
number being divided by another number.
Divisor
The
number that you divide into the dividend.
Equation
A number
sentence with an equal sign
Expanded Notation
A number
that is as the sum of it's place holders.
Example: 672 = 600 + 70 + 2
Exponent (Power)
The number of times
the base occurs as a factor. The power of a number.
The exponent is 3.The base in this equation is 5.
Factors
Each of
the numbers that are multiplied.
Minuend
The
number being subtracted from the subtrahend.
Multiplicand
The
first factor in a multiplication problem.
Multiplier
The
second factor in a multiplication problem
Order of
Operations
An
agreed upon procedure in which to solve a problem with several
arithmetic operations in the proper order.
Parenthesis/Exponents
Multiply/Divide
Add/Subtract
Product
The
answer in a multiplication problem.
Quotient
The
answer in a division problem.
Remainder
The
number left over after dividing two numbers
Subtrahend
The number being subtracted.
Sum
The answer in an addition problem.
Whole Numbers
The set
containing the counting numbers.
Example {0, 1, 2, .......}
