5th Grade Math Vocab - Units 1-4

A fraction with a numerator that is greater than its denominator (the way Everyday Math says it)

A system in which the value of a digit depends on its place in a number

A number written in standard base-10 notation containing a decimal point

An addition method in which computation starts at the right and digits are added column by column

A mathematical phrase that is made up of numbers and symbols

A mathematical prediction

The number below the line in a fraction

The second place to the right of the decimal point

Either of the two number lines that intersect at a right angle to form a coordinate grid

A prism with rectangular bases

An addition algorithm in which separate sums are computed for each place value, then added togather

The amount of surface inside a 2-dimensional figure

A measure of how much space something takes up

A subtraction method in which computation starts at the right and digits are subtracted column by column

The number above the line in a fraction

The result of dividing one number by another

A number sentence or expression that models a number story

A set of step-by-step instructions for carrying out a computation

In subtraction, the number that is being subtracted

Symbols such as parentheses (), brackets [], and braces {} that determine the order in which operations are to be done

An explanation that shows why a conjecture is true or false

Having volume

A way of writing a number as the sum of its values

The result of adding two numbers

Adjusting a number to make it easier to work with

The most familiar way of representing whole numbers using the base-10 place value system

A unit that measures volume

The amount left over when one number is divided by another number

A whole number that can be written as a product of 10s

A unit used to measure area

In subtraction, the number that is being subtracted from

The first place to the right of the decimal point

Two numbers that are used to locate a point on a coordinate grid

Whenever two or more numbers are multiplied to give a product

A number that can be used as a reference when estimating

Fractions that name the same number but are written differently

A small, elevated number that indicates how many times a factor should be repeated

In division, the number that divides another number

The result of subtracting one number from another

A problem that requires finding a fraction of a whole

A subtraction algorithm in which all necessary trades between places in the numbers are made before any subtraction

An addition algorithm in which the addends' digits are first added in each place-value column separately

A number that is written using both a whole number and a fraction

The result of mutiplying two or more numbers called factors

A way to show repeated multiplication

In division, the number that is being divided

A subtraction strategy in which a difference is found by counting or adding up from the smaller number to the larger one

The numbers in an ordered pair

The third place to the right of the decimal point

A reference frame for locating points in a plane using ordered pairs of numbers

The point (0,0), where the two axes of the coordinate grid meet

A model for multiplication in which length and width of a rectangle represent the factors