Understanding Key Math Vocabulary

Front

What is the term for a symbol or letter that represents a number in an equation?

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Variable

Front

What do you call a number that can be divided by another number without leaving a remainder?

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Multiple

Front

In the division equation \(\frac{12}{3} = 4\), what is the term for the number 4?

Back

Quotient

Front

In the division equation \(\frac{12}{3} = 4\), what is the term for the number 3?

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Divisor

Front

Which term describes a number that is multiplied by another number to get a product?

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Factor

Front

What is the term for the result of multiplying two or more numbers together?

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Product

Front

What do you call a number that is the result of a division operation?

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Quotient

Front

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

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Dividend

Front

What is the term for a number that can be divided evenly into another number?

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Divisor

Front

What is the term for a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal?

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Equation