Mathematical Operations Terminology

The video tutorial revises basic mathematical operations: addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. It explains the formal and informal names of these operations and the results they produce, such as sum, difference, product, and quotient. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of understanding these terms for better mathematical communication.

What is the term used for actions that occur between numbers?

• Interactions

• Processes

• Calculations

• Operations

What is the formal term for the result of adding two numbers?

• Total

• Sum

• Plus

• Addition

When you subtract one number from another, what is the result called?

• Difference

• Remainder

• Subtraction

• Minus

What is the informal term often used for multiplication?

• Multiply

• Times

• Product

• Factor

What do you call the result of multiplying two numbers?

• Sum

• Multiple

• Product

• Factor

In multiplication, what are the numbers being multiplied called?

• Products

• Factors

• Multiples

• Divisors

What is the term for the result of dividing one number by another?

• Divisor

• Remainder

• Dividend

• Quotient

Which of the following is not a term related to division?

• Quotient

• Dividend

• Factor

• Divisor

What is the term for the number being divided in a division operation?

• Remainder

• Quotient

• Dividend

• Divisor

What is the term for the number by which another number is divided?

• Remainder

• Divisor

• Dividend

• Quotient