Chapter 1 Vocab Words - High Math

Front

The result of subtracting one number from another.

Back

Difference

Front

A representation of numbers on a straight line.

Back

Number Line

Front

A number that can be written as a/b where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0.

Back

Rational Number

Front

The distance between a number and 0 on a number line; the absolute value of a number a is written as |a|.

Back

Absolute Value

Front

The opposite of a number.

Back

Additive Inverse

Front

The set of whole numbers and their opposites.

Back

Integers

Front

The answer to an addition problem.

Back

Sum