5th Grade Math Vocabulary Flashcard

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What are inverse operations?

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Operations that undo each other.

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What are forms in math?

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Three-dimensional objects that have height, length, and width such as spheres, cylinders, cones, cubes, rectangular prisms, and pyramids.

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What is the order of operations?

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PEMDAS (Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division left to right, Addition/Subtraction left to right).

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What does it mean to evaluate an expression?

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To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression.

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What does coefficient mean?

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A number in front of a variable.

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What is a variable in math?

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A symbol used to represent an unknown value.

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What is a fraction?

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A part of a whole, represented by a numerator and a denominator.

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What is a decimal?

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A way of representing fractions using a point to separate whole numbers from parts.

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What is a percentage?

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A fraction expressed as a part of 100.

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What is a prime number?

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A number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.