600 Math Unit 3 FLASHCARDS The Number System

Front

The distance a number is away from zero

Back

absolute value

Front

a set of whole numbers and their opposites

Back

integer

Front

is less than, fewer than, smaller than

Back

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Front

What symbol represents "is greater than, more than, larger than"?

Back

>

Front

how many equal parts a number is divided into; the bottom number in a fraction

Back

denominator

Front

The number of parts out of a whole; the top number of a fraction.

Back

numerator

Front

States that two values are not equal

Back

inequality

Front

The numbers are equal distance from zero on the number line but on opposite sides.

Back

Opposites

Front

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

Back

Rational number

Front

A positive counting number starting with zero.

Back

Whole number