Math Flashcards
(19 cards)
Sum
The answer to a addition problem
Difference
The answer to a subtraction problem
Estimate
To make a logic guess about a number using facts from the equation
Inverse operations
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Round
To change a number to the nearest ten
Inverse operations
Operations that undo each other
Prime number
A whole number with exactly two factors , one and its self
Composite
A whole number that has more than two factors
Prime factorization
A way of expressing a composite number as a product of its factors
Power
A number obtained by raising a base to a exponent.
Cubed
A number raised to the third power
Base
In a power the number used as a factor
Squared
A number raised to the second power
Exponent
In a power the number of times the base is used as a factor
Power of ten
A number like 10,100,1000 and so on it is the result of using gen as a factor
Distributive property
To multiply a sum by a number, you can multiply each addend by the same number and add the products
Compatible numbers
Numbers in a problem that are easy to work on mentally
Factor
A number that is multiplied by another number
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem
