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Numerator

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Arithmetic. the term of a fraction, usually above the line, that indicates the number of equal parts that are to be added together; the dividend placed over a divisor:
The numerator of the fraction 2/3 is 2.

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Ratio

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the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
the ratio of 5 to 2, written 5:2 or 5/2.

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Magnification

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to make greater in actual size; enlarge:

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Cell

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Biology. a usually microscopic structure containing nuclear and cytoplasmic material enclosed by a semipermeable membrane and, in plants, a cell wall; the basic structural unit of all organisms.

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Sahara

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a desert in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile valley. About 3,500,000 sq. mi. (9,065,000 sq. km).

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Atlas Mountains

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a mountain range in NW Africa, extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. Highest peak, Mt. Tizi, 14,764 feet (4500 meters)

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Great Rift Valley

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a series of rift valleys running from N to S, from the Jordan Valley in SW Asia to Mozambique in SE Africa.

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Mount Kilimanjaro

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Mount Kilimanjaro or just Kilimanjaro with its three volcanic cones, Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira, is a dormant volcano in Tanzania

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Savanna

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grassland region with scattered trees, grading into either open plain or woodland, usually in subtropical or tropical regions.

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Bantu

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a member of any of several peoples forming a linguistically and in some respects culturally interrelated family in central and southern Africa.

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dormant

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lying asleep or as if asleep; inactive, as in sleep; torpid:

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evidence

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that which tends to prove or disprove something; ground for belief; proof.

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habitat

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the natural environment of an organism; place that is natural for the life and growth of an organism:

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organism

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a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.

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compound microscope

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an optical instrument for forming magnified images of small objects, consisting of an objective lens with a very short focal length and an eyepiece with a longer focal length, both lenses mounted in the same tube.

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decimal

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pertaining to tenths or to the number 10.

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equivalent fraction

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Equivalent fractions are different fractions that name the same number. The numerator and the denominator of a fraction must be multiplied by the same nonzero whole number in order to have equivalent fractions.

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denominator

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Arithmetic. that term of a fraction, usually written under the line, that indicates the number of equal parts into which the unit is divided; divisor.Compare numerator(def 1).

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fraction

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Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.

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mixed number

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a number consisting of a whole number and a fraction or decimal, as 4½ or 4.5.