Essential Math Vocabulary: Arithmetic

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  1. addition
    the arithmetic operation of summing
  2. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  3. denominator
    the divisor of a fraction
  4. difference
    the number that remains after subtraction
  5. digit
    one of the elements that form a system of numeration
  6. division
    arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication
  7. estimate
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  8. factor
    an integer that can be exactly divided into another integer
  9. fraction
    the quotient of two rational numbers
  10. integer
    any natural number or its negative, or zero
  11. multiple
    the product of a quantity by an integer
  12. multiplication
    arithmetic operation determining the product of two numbers
  13. negative
    less than zero
  14. numerator
    the dividend of a fraction
  15. operation
    a calculation by mathematical methods
  16. percent
    a proportion in relation to a whole
  17. positive
    greater than zero
  18. prime
    of an integer that cannot be factored into other integers
  19. product
    a quantity obtained by multiplication
  20. quotient
    the number obtained by division
  21. rational
    capable of being expressed as a quotient of integers
  22. round
    express as the nearest integer
  23. subtraction
    arithmetic operation of deducting one quantity from another
  24. sum
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
Created on Wed Jul 14 10:33:45 EDT 2021

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