Math Vocabulary

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What is a denominator?

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The bottom number in a fraction telling how many parts altogether.

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What is a numerator?

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The number above the fraction bar.

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What are integers?

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The collection of the counting numbers, the negatives, and zero; ... −4, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4...

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What is absolute value?

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A number's distance from zero.

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What is an opposite in terms of numbers?

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Two numbers that are the same, but on opposite sides of the zero on a number line.

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What is a fraction?

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A way to represent a part of a whole, consisting of a numerator and a denominator.

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What is a mixed number?

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A whole number combined with a fraction.

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What is a whole number?

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A non-negative number without fractions or decimals; 0, 1, 2, 3,...

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What is a positive number?

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A number greater than zero.

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What is a negative number?

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A number less than zero.