Chapter 1 and 2 key terms

Pregunta	Respuesta
Addends	Number that combined in the addition process. An Ex. 10+5=15, in which 10 and 5 would be the addends
Decimal point	Center of the decimal system. It is located between units and tenths. numbers to the left are whole numbers, and numbers to the right are decimal numbers.
Decimal System	The U.S. base 10 numbering system that uses the 10 single-digit numbers shown on a calculator.
Difference	The resulting answer from a subtraction problem.
Dividend	number in the division process that is being divided by another.
Divisor	number of the division process that is dividing into another.
Minuend	In a subtraction problem, the larger number from which another is subtracted.
Multiplicand	The first or top number being multiplied in a multiplication problem.
Partial products	Numbers between multiplier and product.
Partial quotient	Occurs when divisor doesn't divide evenly into the dividend.
Product	The answer of a multiplication process.
Quotient	The answer of a division problem.
Remainder	Leftover amount in division
Rounding all the way	Process to estimate actual answer. When rounding all the way, only one nonzero digit is left. Rounding all the way gives the least degree of accuracy.
Substrahend	In a subtraction problem smaller number that is being subtracted from another.
Sum	The answer to an addition problem.
Whole number	Number that is 0 or larger and doesn't contain a decimal or fraction.
Cancellation	Reducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions.
Common denominator	To add two or more fractions, denominators must be the same.
Denominator	The number of common fraction below the division line.
Equivalent	Two or more fractions equivalent in value.
Fraction	Expresses a part of a whole number.
Greatest common divisor	The largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator.
Higher terms	Expressing a fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original.
Improper Fractions	Fraction that has a value equal to or greater than 1; Numerator is equal to or greater that the denominator.
Least Common Denominator	Smallest nonzero whole number in which all denominators will divide evenly.
Like Fractions	proper fractions with the same denominators.
lowest terms	Expressing a fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator except the number 1.
Mixed numbers	Sum of a whole number greater than zero and a proper fraction.
Numerator	Number of a common fraction above the division line.
Prime numbers	whole number greater than 1 that is only divisible by itself and 1
Proper Fraction	Fractions with a value less than 1; numerator is smaller than denominator.
Resiprocal	The interchanging of the numerator and the denominator. Inverted number is the reciprocal.
unlike fractions	proper fractions with different denominators.

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