Math Module 1 Vocabulary

the number that is going to be raised to a power

• base

• exponent

• integer

• equivalent fractions

a number written to the right and slightly above the base that tells how many times to use the base in multiplication

• base

• exponent

• integer

• equivalent fractions

fraction which have the same value, even though they may look different

• base

• exponent

• integer

• equivalent fractions

writing a number to show the value of each digit

• base

• exponent

• integer

• expanded form

a way of expressing a standard number using a base and an exponent

• exponential notation

• integer

• equivalent fractions

• square of a number

a number with no fractional parts. Includes zero, the counting numbers and the opposite of the counting numbers.

• integer

• square of a number

• whole number

• scientific notation

the number that results when you multiply a number by itself

• integer

• square of a number

• cube of a number

• scientific notation

the number that results when you multiply a number by itself and then multiply it by itself again

• order of magnitude

• square of a number

• cube of a number

• scientific notation

numbers that have no fractional part and no negatives

• integer

• whole number

• base

• exponent

the exponent in the power of ten when the decimal is expressed in scientific notation

• square of a number

• base

• cube of a number

• order of magnitude