rational number Flashcards
unit fraction
a fraction of a numerator of 1
multiplicative inverse
a reciprocal:when you multiply a number by its multiplicative inverse the product is one
reciprocal
the multiplicative inverse of a number ,with fraction the numerator and denominator are switched.
partial quotient
a strategy used to dived multi-digit numbers:the quotients you get in each step are called “partial quotients,”
origin
the point (0, 0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect
ordered pair
a pair of numbers (x,y) that describe the location of a point on the coordinate
opposites
two numbers are opposites if they are the same distance from 0 on the number line but on opposite sides of 0
integers
the set of a whole number and their opposites.
positive number
a number greater than 0
negative number
a number less than 0
x-coordinate
a point’s horizontal distance from the origin along the x-axis
y-coordinate
a point’s vertical distance from the origin along the y-axis
absolute value
a number’s distance from 0 on the number line .
additive inverses
two numbers whose sum is 0