Topic 1 Vocabulary: Rational Numbers

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absolute value

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the distance a number is from zero on the number line

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additive inverse

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two integers that are opposites. The sum of an integer and its additive inverse is zero.

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associative property

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the way in which numbers are grouped does not change their sum or product.

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commutative property

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the order in which two numbers are added or multiplied does not change their sum or product.

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complex fractions

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a fraction a/b where a and b are both fractions and b does not equal zero

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distributive property

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multiplying a sum by a number gives the same result as multiplying each addend by the number then adding the products together

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integers

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any number from a number set {...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3...}

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multiplicative inverse

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two numbers with a product of one. The reciprocal of a given number or expression.

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rational numbers

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

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reciprocal

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a number related to another in such a way that when the 2 numbers are multiplied they equal one.