Math Vocabulary Review 2025

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Where are negative numbers located on a number line?

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How can positive numbers be represented symbolically?

Back

Positive numbers can be represented symbolically with or without a positive sign (+).

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How are negative numbers represented symbolically?

Back

Negative numbers are represented symbolically with a negative sign (−).

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Is zero positive or negative?

Back

Front

What contexts can negative numbers communicate meaning in?

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Front

What is magnitude in terms of a number line?

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What is the relationship between a positive number and its opposite?

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Every positive number has an opposite negative number with the same magnitude. A number and its opposite are called additive inverses. For example, +4 and -4.

Front

What does the set of integers include?

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The set of integers includes all natural numbers and their additive inverses (opposite integer)

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What is the sum of any number and its additive inverse?

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The sum of any number and its additive inverse is zero. For example, (+4) + (-4) = 0

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What is the sum of two positive numbers?

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The sum of two positive numbers is a positive number.