Maths Y09 Aut1 Flashcards
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Addition
Add, plus, total, sum
Subtraction
Subtract, minus, take away, difference, less
Multiply
Multiply, times, product
Divide
Divide, share, quotient
Integer
A whole number
Decimal point
A dot used to separate the whole part of a number from the fractional part
Place value
The value of where a digit is in a number
Operation
A mathematical process; add, subtract, multiply, divide, squaring, square root.
Inverse
The opposite or reverse of an operation
Negative number
A number less than zero
BIDMAS
Order of operations, brackets, indices, division and multiplication, addition and subtraction
Prime number
A number with exactly two factors
First 10 prime numbers
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23, 29
Factor
A number that divides into another number exactly
Factors of 100
1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100
Multiple
The times table of the number
Multiples of 5
5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35…
Highest common factor
The highest shared factor of a group of numbers.
Lowest common multiple
The lowest shared multiple of a group of numbers.
Index
Indices are used to show numbers that have been multiplied by themselves
Square number
The product of a number multiplied by itself
Square root
The inverse of squaring a number
Square root symbol
Cube number
The product of a number multiplied by itself three times
Cube root
The inverse of cubing a number
Numerator
The top number of a fraction
Denominator
The bottom number of a fraction
Mixed number
A mixture of a whole number and a fraction
Improper fraction
A fraction where the numerator is bigger than the denominator
Common denominator
The denominator shared by two or more fractions
Dividing fractions
Keep, change, flip. Multiply by the reciprocal.
Percent %
Per hundred. A fraction with a denominator of 100.
Adding/subtracting fractions
The fractions must have a common denominator to add or subtract.
Cube root symbol
Multiplying fractions
Multiply the numerators, multiply the denominators.
Rounding
To express to a required degree of accuracy
Estimation
Round each number to one significant figure then calculate (except for roots)
Decimal place
A specific number of digits to the right of the decimal point
First significant figure
The digit in the highest place value that is not zero