Unit 1: Algebraic Operations Vocabulary

All of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,...

(All natural numbers AND zero)

• Whole Numbers

• Mixed Numbers

• Rational Numbers

• Factors

A step-by-step method for computing.

• Product

• Sum

• Algorithm

• Reciprocal

A quantity to be divided

("inside" the division "house")

• Dividend

• Divisor

• Quotient

• Factor

The quantity by which another quantity is to be divided

("outside" of the division "house")

• Dividend

• Divisor

• Factor

• Quotient

Quantities being multiplied

• Factors

• Multiples

• Quotient

• Product

The product of two factors

• Factors

• Multiple

• Quotient

• Product

Answer to a division problem

• Sum

• Difference

• Product

• Quotient

Amount left over when a dividend cannot be split into equal groups

• Dividend

• Divisor

• Quotient

• Remainder

Part of a whole

• Fraction

• Numerator

• Denominator

• Decimal

"Top" number in a fraction

(Represents the part)

• Denominator

• Base

• Numerator

• Factor