GED Math Vocabulary #1

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absolute value

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positive distance of a number from 0 (zero) on a number line

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integer

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a whole number; a number that is not a fraction

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prime number

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a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself

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factor

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a number or quantity that when multiplied with another produces a given number or expression

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rational number

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a number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction of two integers

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greatest common divisor (GCD)

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the largest positive integer that divides two or more integers without a remainder

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least common multiple (LCM)

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the smallest positive integer that is divisible by two or more integers

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exponent

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a number that represents how many times a base number is multiplied by itself

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decimal

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a number that includes a decimal point followed by digits showing values less than one

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square root

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a value that, when multiplied by itself, gives the original number