Number Sense Vocabulary

Front

The answer to a subtraction problem.

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difference

Front

A group of numbers, operations, and variables. It must contain an = .

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equation

Front

Numbers that are the same distance from zero on the number line but are on different sides of zero.

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opposites

Front

The answer to a multiplication problem.

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product

Front

What do you add to a number to get zero?

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additive inverse

Front

The answer to a division problem.

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quotient

Front

A number's distance from zero.

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absolute value

Front

The answer to an addition problem

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sum

Front

The set of whole numbers, their opposites, and zero

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integers

Front

A symbol, usually a letter, used to represent an unknown value.

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variable