Math Vocabulary
Chapter 1:
place value
- the value given to a digit by its place in a number
   123 means 1hundred, 2 tens, 3 ones

digit -  any of the symbols used to write numbers   0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

expanded form - a way of writing a number as the sum of the values of its digits     123 = 100 + 20 + 3

standard form - a way to write a number that shows only its digits    123

round - to find the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on
   1,634 round to 1,630 to the nearest ten

Chapter 2:
addend - a number to be added    3 + 4 = 7   (3 & 4 are addends)

Commutative Property - when adding, the order of the numbers can change but the sum is the same    3 + 4 = 7    4 + 3 =

Associative Property - when adding, the grouping of numbers can change but the sum is the same    3 + (4 + 2) = 9    (3 + 4) + 2 = 9

pattern - a series of numbers or figures that follows a rule
     3 + 4 = 7    3
0 + 40 = 70    300 + 400 = 700

regroup - to name a number in a different way  
     Regroup 18 ones as 1 ten 8 ones

estimate - to find an answer that is close to the exact answer.
     321 + 189 is about 300 + 200 = 500

Chapter 3:
fact family - a set of related facts  7 + 4 = 11,  4 + 7 = 11,  11 - 4 = 7,  11 - 7 = 4

related facts - basic facts using the same numbers  4 + 7 = 11     7 + 4 = 11 

regroup - to name a number in a different way    3 tens 2 ones = 2 tens 12 ones

Chapter 4:
A.M. - a name for time between 12 midnight and 12 noon

P.M. - a name for time between 12 noon and 12 midnight

elapsed time - the amount of time it takes to go from start to finish
  The amount of time that elapses between 1:00 P.M. and 2:00 P.M. is 1 hour.

line plot - a graph that uses Xs above a line to show data

survey - a method of gathering data by asking people questions
  A common survey question is "What is your favorite color?"

pictograph - a graph that shows data by using symbols

key - tells how many items each symbol stands for

bar graph - a graph that shows data by using bars of different lengths

scale - marks that are equally spaced along a side of a graph

ordered pai
r - a pair of numbers that gives the location of point on a map or grid
   (4, 2)

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