Saxon Algebra 1/2 Flashcards
Counting numbers or natural numbers
the numbers we say when we count {1,2,3,4,5,6…}
Ellipsis
Three dots (…) mean that the list is infinite or goes on without end
{ }
The symbols are called braces. One use of braces is to designate a set
Whole numbers
Including zero with the set of counting numbers forms the set of whole numbers {0,1,2,3,4…}. The set of whole numbers does not include any numbers less than zero and one, or between any consecutive counting numbers
Addends
The numbers in an addition problem that are added together
Sum
The answer to an addition problem
Subtrahend
The number in a subtraction problem being subtracted
Minuend
The number in a subtraction problem being subtracted from. Minuend - Subtrahend = Difference
Difference
The result of a subtraction problem
Product
The result of a multiplication problem
Factor
1) The numbers in a multiplication problem that are being multiplied together. 2) a whole number that divides another whole number without a remainder. 3) to write as a product of factors. We can factor the number 6 by writing it as 2 x 3.
Ways to indicate multiplication
4 x 5, 4(5), 4 ∙ 5
Dividend
The number being divided
Divisor
The number being used to divide
Quotient
The result of a division problem
