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| Math Vocabulary |
| Chapters 5 & 6: factor - numbers that are multiplied to give a product 4 x 3 = 12; the number 4 & 3 are factors. 12 is the product product - the answer in multiplication multiplication - an operation that tells how many in all when equal groups are combined multiplication sentence - a math statement that uses an equals symbol 4 x 3 = 12 multiple - the product of a number and any whole number 4 x 3 = 12 array - objects or symbols displayed in rows and colums xxx xxx xxx xxx Commutative Property of Multiplication - the order of the numbers does not affect the product 2 x 3 = 3 x 2 Identity Property - the product of 1 and the number is the number 2 x 1 = 2 Zero Property of Multiplication - the product of 0 and the number is zero 2 x 0 = 0 (Zero is the King and he wants everyone to be just like him.) Associative Property of Multiplication - grouping of factors does not affect the product. (1 x 3) x 2 = 1 x (3 x 2) square number - the product of multiplying a number by itself 2 x 2 or 3 x 3 Chapter 7: division - an operation on two numbers that tells how many groups or how many in each group 6 divided by 3 = 2 dividend - a number to be divided 10 divided by 5 = 2; 10 is the dividend divisor - the number by which the divided is divided 10 divided 5 = 2; 5 is the divisor quotient - the answer in division 10 divided by 5 = 2; 2 is the quotient Chapter 11: length - the measurement of distance between two endpoints capacity - a measure of dry or liquid of the container volume weight - a measurement that tells how heavy an object is mass - the amount of matter in an object Celsius (C) - temperature measured in metric degrees Fahrenheit (F) - temperature measured in customary degrees |
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