Topic 3 Vocabulary

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underestimate

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The result of using lesser numbers to estimate a sum or product.

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Overestimate

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The result of using greater numbers to estimate a sum or product.

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Partial Products

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Products found by breaking one of two factors into ones, tens, hundreds, and so on, and then multiplying each of these by the other factor.

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Variable

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A letter, such as n, that represents a number in an expression or an equation.