Math Vocabulary Flashcards
Odd numbers
A number that ends on 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9
Mixed number
A number that has a number and a fraction
Improper fraction
A fraction where the numerator is larger than the denominator.
Equivalent fractions
Fractions that have the same value.
PEMDAS
Order of operations Parenthesis Exponents Multiplication Division Addition Subtraction
Numerator
Top number on a fraction
Denominator
Bottom number on a fraction.
Estimate
Approximate number or answer.
Rounded number or answer.
An answer that is “close to” the real answer.
Solution
Answer to a problem.
Congruent shapes
Shapes of same shape, same size.
Similar shapes
Shapes of same shape, but of different sizes.
Obtuse angle
An angle that measures more than 90°.
Acute angle
An angle that measures less than 90°.
Benchmark
An estimate to the value of a fraction on a number line.
Angle
It is formed by two rays with the same end points.
Area
The amount if surface covered measured in square units.
It measures the inside part of a shape. It is measured in square units.
Common factor
A number that is a factor of two or more numbers.
Dividend
The number being divided.
The whole part that is being divided.
Divisor
The number the dividend is being divided by.
The number of groups you are making with the dividend.
Equation
The statement that two expressions are equal.
Factors
The numbers you multiply to get a product.
Height
The perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex.
Distance from top to bottom.
Multiple
The product of two whole numbers.
Perpendicular lines
Lines that cross and form right angles.
