6th Grade Top Dog 01- Numerical Relationships Vocabulary

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absolute value

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The distance a number is away from zero.

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coordinate plane

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The plane containing the x- and y-axes.

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integer

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A positive or negative whole number.

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opposite

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Two integers can be opposites if they are equal distance away from zero on the number line but on different sides of zero.

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origin

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The point (0, 0); where the x- and y-axes intersect.

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quadrant

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Four regions on the coordinate plane.

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rational number

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A number that can be written as a fraction, as a terminating decimal or as a repeating decimal.

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subset

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A set of which all the elements are also contained in another larger set.

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whole number

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A positive counting number starting with 0.