Number and Operations in Base Ten

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  1. add
    make a sum by combining numbers
  2. addend
    a number that is combined with another number
  3. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
  4. algorithm
    a precise rule specifying how to solve some problem
  5. amount
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  6. arithmetic
    mathematics dealing with numerical calculations
  7. array
    an orderly grouping
  8. calculation
    determination by mathematical or logical methods
  9. cardinal number
    the number of elements in a mathematical set
  10. compare
    examine and note the similarities or differences of
  11. comparison
    the act of examining resemblances
  12. compose
    form the substance of
  13. composite number
    an integer that is divisible without remainder by at least one positive integer other than itself and one
  14. count
    determine the number or amount of
  15. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  16. decimal point
    the dot at the left of a decimal fraction
  17. decompose
    separate into constituent elements or parts
  18. difference
    the number that remains after subtraction
  19. digit
    one of the elements that form a system of numeration
  20. divide
    calculate a fraction
  21. dividend
    a number to be divided by another number
  22. divisible
    capable of being or liable to be divided or separated
  23. division
    arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
  24. divisor
    an integer that is a factor of another integer
  25. equal
    having the same quantity, value, or measure as another
  26. equation
    a mathematical statement that two expressions are the same
  27. estimation
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  28. expand
    become larger in size or volume or quantity
  29. exponent
    notation of how many times to multiply a quantity by itself
  30. hundred
    ten 10s
  31. hundredth
    position 100 in a countable series of things
  32. minus
    on the negative side or lower end of a scale
  33. model
    a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
  34. multiple
    the product of a quantity by an integer
  35. multiplication
    arithmetic operation determining the product of two numbers
  36. multiply
    combine by adding the same number repeatedly
  37. number
    a concept of quantity involving zero and units
  38. numeral
    a symbol used to represent a quantity
  39. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  40. ordinal number
    the number designating place in an ordered sequence
  41. pattern
    a repeated design, structure, or arrangement
  42. plus
    on the positive side or higher end of a scale
  43. power
    notation indicating a quantity multiplied by itself
  44. prime number
    an integer that has no integral factors but itself and 1
  45. product
    a quantity obtained by multiplication
  46. property
    a basic or essential attribute shared by members of a class
  47. quotient
    the number obtained by division
  48. reasonableness
    the quality of being plausible or acceptable to a reasonable person
  49. regroup
    reorganize into new groups
  50. remainder
    the part of the dividend that is left over
  51. represent
    take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
  52. result
    a statement that solves a problem
  53. round
    express as the nearest integer
  54. strategy
    an elaborate and systematic plan of action
  55. subtract
    deduct; calculate the difference between two numbers
  56. subtraction
    arithmetic operation of deducting one quantity from another
  57. sum
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  58. symbol
    something visible that represents something invisible
  59. tenth
    a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
  60. thousandth
    one part in a thousand equal parts
  61. value
    a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
  62. whole number
    any of the natural numbers or zero
  63. zero
    the mathematical symbol 0 denoting absence of quantity
Created on Mon Feb 06 16:33:10 EST 2017 (updated Wed Mar 29 15:49:59 EDT 2017)

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