6th Grade Vocabulary

"A 4-sided flat shape with straight sides that has a pair of opposite sides parallel."

"How much of quantity A compares to just ONE of quantity B. Example: mph"

"a mathematical phrase that can contain ordinary numbers, variables, and operations"

"When 2+ numbers inside the parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses"

"The biggest number that can be divided into two other numbers"

"Two numbers written in a certain order. Can be used to show the position on a graph"

"A number that can only be divided by 1 or itself"

 "How much of one thing there is compared to another thing."

"number says how many times to multiply a base number by itself"

"Multiplicative inverse - the fraction flipped upside down"  Example-  2/3  and  3/2

"distance of a number from zero"

"the product of the original number and any other whole number. For example: 3, 6, 9, 12..."

"A number used to multiply a variable. Example: the 6  in  6b"

"a quantity that may change within the context of a problem- usually represented by a letter"