6th - Math Unit 1 Vocab Flashcards
(18 cards)
A number less than zero?
Negative number
A number greater than zero?
Positive number
Two numbers that are an equal distance from zero on a number line?
Example: 6 and -6
Opposites
A member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites?
Integer
A mathematical sentence that shows the relationship between quantities that are not equal?
Example: 5 < 8
Inequality
The distance of a number from zero on a number line; shown by I I.
Example: I-5I = 5
Absolute value
The largest common factor of two or more given numbers?
Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
The smallest number, other than zero, that is a multiple of two or more given numbers?
Least Common Multiple (LCM)
A diagram that is used to show relationships between sets?
Venn Diagram
A number that can be written in the form a/b, where a and b are integers and b does not equal zero?
Rational number
The number of square units needed to cover a given surface?
Area
The property that states if you multiple a sum by a number, you will get the same result if you multiply each addend by that number and then add the products?
Example: 5(20+1) = (5 x 20) + (5 x 1)
Distributive Property
A number that is multiplied by another number to get a product?
Factor
The product of a number and any nonzero whole number?
Multiple
The result when two or more numbers are multiplied?
Product
The set of all counting numbers plus zero?
Whole number
The number to be divided in a division problem?
Dividend
The number you are dividing by in a division problem?
Divisor
