Chap. 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Place Value
A
Key idea of how our number system works, namely, that the ‘place’ of a digit in other words, its position in the number is what determines its value.
(Hundreds, tens, units…I.e: 357 being three hundreds, five tens, and seven units)
2
Q
Ordinal
A
Property of the way the numbers follow on from each other in sequence.
(I.e: 1, 2, 3, etc)
3
Q
Number Line
A
Oh way of helping to form a mental picture of the sequence of numbers.
4
Q
Cardinal Property of Numbers
A
The idea of describing how many things there are.
(I.e: 4 tires on a car, 3 wheels on tricycle, 2 wheels on a bike, 1 wheel on a unicycle)