Pre Algebra Vocabulary (Semester 1)

the horizontal number line axis

compares two quantities using division

parts of an expression that have the same variable parts

a fraction that has all common factors divided out so that the two numbers are relatively prime

the biggest factor that two numbers have in common

A pair of numbers that can be used to locate a point on a coordinate plane.

a number with no factors besides one and itself.

Two figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size

property stating that order is not important

A math sentence formed by placing a = sign between two expressions

calculated when you divide out a ratio with different units

an equation that has two ratios separated by the = sign

probability that is based on looking at the setup of a problem to figure it out

probability that is based on the outcomes of a number of trials of an experiment

PEMDAS

The big number where there is an exponent.

A number that be expressed as a quotient of two integers 

where you take a fraction and flip it upside down.

a decimal where a digit or block of digits repeat with out end

A shorthand number form using some power of 10 - used when writing really large or small number

The set of whole numbers and their opposites.including zero

A mathematical sentence using <, >, ≤, or ≥.

How much do you hate the Denver Broncos?

the big number where there is an exponent

a sentence describing a math problem using words

when you get the bottoms of two fractions to be the same. finding a ______________

Formed by placing the x and y axis onto a grid

Found by isolating the variable - an answer that makes an equation true

A little number where there is an exponent. the number that tells how many times to mulitply.

property you think of when you see parentheses

Operations that undo each other

The point where the x-axis and y-axis intersect on the coordinate plane. the point (0,0)

an expression that consists of only numbers and operations

A letter used to represent a number.

the vertical number line axis in the coordinate plane

sides or angles having the same relative position in two figures

the smallest number that is a multiple of two numbers

a number with more than two whole number factors

The distance of a number from zero on a number line.

A plane formed by the intersection of the x-axis and the y-axis.