math vocabulary 1

Question 1

algorithm

Answer 1

a step by step solution to a problem

Question 2

difference

Answer 2

the amount left after one number is subtracted from another number

Question 3

distributive property

Answer 3

the sum of two addends multiplied by a number equals the sum of the product of each addend and that number

Question 4

dividend

Answer 4

a number that is divided by another number

Question 5

divisor

Answer 5

a number by which another number is to be divided

Question 6

factor

Answer 6

When two or more integers are multiplied, each number is a factor of the product. “To factor” means to write the number or term as a product of its factors

Question 7

greatest common factor

Answer 7

the largest factor that two or more numbers have in common

Question 8

least common multiple

Answer 8

the smallest multiple (other than zero) that two or more numbers have in common

Question 9

measurement model of division

Answer 9

When we know the original amount and the size or measure of ONE part, we use measurement division to find the number of parts. Ex: 20 is how many groups of 4?

Question 10

minuend

Answer 10

the number that is to be subtracted from

Question 11

multiple

Answer 11

the product of a given whole number and an integer

Question 12

quotient

Answer 12

a number that is the result of division

Question 13

partitive model of division

Answer 13

When we know the original amount and the number of parts, we use partitive division to find the size of each part. Example: 20 is 4 groups ‘of what number’?

Question 14

reciprocal

Answer 14

two numbers whose product is 1. The reciprocal of a fraction can be found by inverting that fraction (switching the denominator and numerator)

Question 15

sum

Answer 15

the number you get by adding two or more numbers together

Question 16

subtrahend

Answer 16

the number that is to be subtracted from another

Question 17

product

Answer 17

a number that is the result of multiplication