Pre-Algebra Vocabulary

Integer

• Whole numbers and their opposites
• Subtraction
• Total after multiplication
• Total after addition

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.1B

Absolute Value

• The distance from zero
• Whole numbers and their opposites
• Subtraction
• Total after multiplication

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.7C

Numerator

• The top number on a fraction
• The distance from zero
• Whole numbers and their opposites
• Subtraction

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.C.6A

Denominator

• The bottom number on a fraction.
• The top number on a fraction
• The distance from zero
• Whole numbers and their opposites

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Exponent

• The shortcut for repeated multiplication.
• The bottom number on a fraction.
• The top number on a fraction
• The distance from zero

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Scientific Notation

• A way to write very small or very large numbers.
• The shortcut for repeated multiplication.
• The bottom number on a fraction.
• The top number on a fraction

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Order of Operations

• Rules to follow when simplifying an expression\
• A way to write very small or very large numbers.
• The shortcut for repeated multiplication.
• The bottom number on a fraction.

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

The Real Numbers

• The set of numbers containing all rational and irrational numbers.
• Rules to follow when simplifying an expression\
• A way to write very small or very large numbers.
• The shortcut for repeated multiplication.

Irrational Numbers

• Numbers that have a decimal that never ends or repeats.
• The set of numbers containing all rational and irrational numbers.
• Rules to follow when simplifying an expression\
• A way to write very small or very large numbers.

Tags

CCSS.8.NS.A.1

Rational Numbers

• All numbers that can be expressed as a fraction.
• Numbers that have a decimal that never ends or repeats.
• The set of numbers containing all rational and irrational numbers.
• Rules to follow when simplifying an expression\