Math Vocabulary

the answer to an addition problem

• sum

• difference

• product

• quotient

the answer to a subtraction problem

• quotient

• difference

• sum

• product

the answer to a multiplication question

• difference

• quotient

• sum

• product

the answer to a division problem

• quotient

• dividend

• divisor

• difference

numbers you can multiply together to get another number (EX/ 2 and 3 are factors of 6, because you can multiply 2x3 to get 6.)

• quotient

• factors

• numerals

• product

one of the four main mathematical operations that involves splitting an amount into equal-sized groups

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

one of the four main mathematical operations that involves the repeated addition of a number (EX/ 8+8+8 or 8x3)

• addition

• subtraction

• multiplication

• division

a collection of related addition and subtraction or multiplication and division facts using the same numbers (EX/ 5x6=30, 6x5=30, 30/5=6, and 30/6=5)

• product

• fact family

• divisor

• division

a number that divides another number (EX/ 12/4=3; 4 is the divisor because it is dividing 12.)

• divisor

• dividend

• quotient

• division

the number that is being divided or split into equal parts (EX/ 12/4=3; 12 is the dividend because it is being divided.)

• divisor

• dividend

• quotient

• division