5th Grade SBAC Math Terms

hour

• a unit of time equal to 60 minutes

• a measure of distance

• a type of clock

• a period of 24 hours

dividend

• the number being divided

• the number that divides

• the result of the division

• the total amount before division

equivalent

• equal in value or meaning

• similar in appearance

• different in function

• related in context

less than

• a term used to compare two numbers

• a mathematical operation for addition

• a type of inequality

• a method for calculating averages

hundredths

• one part of a hundred

• one part of ten

• one part of a thousand

• one part of a million

numerators

• the bottom number of a fraction

• the top number of a fraction

• the whole number in a mixed number

• the number of parts in a whole

quotient

• the result of division

• the sum of two numbers

• the difference between two numbers

• the product of two numbers

kilometer

• a unit of length equal to 1,000 meters

• a unit of weight equal to 1,000 grams

• a unit of area equal to 1,000 square meters

• a unit of volume equal to 1,000 liters

factor

• a number that divides another number

• a number that is multiplied by another number

• a number that adds to another number

• a number that is subtracted from another number

coordinate plane

• a two-dimensional surface on which points are plotted

• a one-dimensional line for graphing equations

• a three-dimensional space for plotting graphs

• a type of graph used for statistical analysis