ARITHMETICAL TERMS AND SIGNS Flashcards
DIGITS
WHAT ARE DIGITS?
NUMBERS ARE REPRESENTED BY SYMBOLS CALLED DIGITS
DIGITS
HOW MANY DIGITS ARE THERE?
10
DIGITS
WHAT ARE THE TEN DIGITS?
0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
WHOLE NUMBERS
WHAT IS A WHOLE NUMBER?
ANY NUMBER THAT DOES NOT HAVE A FRACTIONAL PART
PLACE VALUE
WHAT IS A PLACE VALUE?
THE VALUE OF EACH PLACE IN A NUMBER
PLACE VALUE
WHAT IS AN EXAMPLE OF PLACE VALUES?
- 562
- 500 = FIVE HUNDREDS
- 60 = 6 TENS
- 2 = TWO UNITS
INTEGERS
WHAT IS AN INTEGER?
- AN INTEGER IS A WHOLE NUMBER
- THEY CAN BE POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE
- INCLUDING ZERO
- NO FRACTIONAL PARTS
FOUR BASIC OPERATORS
WHAT ARE THE FOUR BASIC OPERATORS?
- ADDITION
- SUBTRACTION
- MULTIPLICATION
- DIVISION
ADDITION
WHAT IS ADDITION?
THE PROCESS OF FINDING THE TOTAL OF TWO OR MORE NUMBERS
CALLED THE SUM
ADDITION
WHAT IS THE OPERATIONAL SIGN OF ADDITION?
+
SUBTRACTION
WHAT IS SUBTRACTION?
THE PROCESS OF FINDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO OR MORE NUMBERS
CALLED THE DIFFERENCE
SUBTRACTION
WHAT IS THE OPERATION SIGN FOR SUBTRACTION?
-
MULTIPLICATION
WHAT IS MULTIPLICATION?
THE PROCESS OF ADDING A NUMBER TO ITSELF A NUMBER OF TIMES
CALLED THE PRODUCT
MULTIPLICATION
WHAT IS THE OPERATION SIGN FOR MULTIPLICATION?
X
DIVISION
WHAT IS THE DEFINITION OF DIVISION?
THE PROCESS OF FINDING OUT HOW MANY TIMES ONE NUMBER GOES INTO ANOTHER NUMBER
CALLED THE QUOTIENT
