Unit 1 Vocabulary
Numbers, Expressions, and Equations
factor - numbers you can multiply together to get a product; a whole number that divides evenly into another number - factors of 12 = 1, 12, 2, 6, 3, and 4
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product - the result of multiplying 2 or more numbers (factors)
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multiple - a number that is the product of two numbers; think about counting by a number - count by three and those numbers are multiples of 3
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composite number - a number with more than two factors
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prime number - a number with exactly two different factors - itself and 1
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expression - one or more mathematical symbols that represent a number or quantity; does not include equal signs
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equation - a mathematical statement showing that two expressions have the same value
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evaluate- solve a math expression or equation
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Volume
dimension - the length, width, or height of a figure
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rectangular prism - a three-dimensional shape (solid) whose 6 faces are all rectangles
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volume- the total number of cubic units needed to fill a three- dimension space
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Division
divide- to break or split into equal parts; to determine how many times one number goes into another
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dividend- the number that will be divided in a division problem
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divisor- the number in a division problem that divides the dividend
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quotient- the result or answer in division; the number of times one quantity goes into another
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factor - numbers you can multiply together to get a product; a whole number that divides evenly into another number - factors of 12 = 1, 12, 2, 6, 3, and 4
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product - the result of multiplying 2 or more numbers (factors)
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multiple - a number that is the product of two numbers; think about counting by a number - count by three and those numbers are multiples of 3
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composite number - a number with more than two factors
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prime number - a number with exactly two different factors - itself and 1
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expression - one or more mathematical symbols that represent a number or quantity; does not include equal signs
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equation - a mathematical statement showing that two expressions have the same value
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evaluate- solve a math expression or equation
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Volume
dimension - the length, width, or height of a figure
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rectangular prism - a three-dimensional shape (solid) whose 6 faces are all rectangles
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volume- the total number of cubic units needed to fill a three- dimension space
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Division
divide- to break or split into equal parts; to determine how many times one number goes into another
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dividend- the number that will be divided in a division problem
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divisor- the number in a division problem that divides the dividend
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quotient- the result or answer in division; the number of times one quantity goes into another
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