Mathematics in the Workplace Vocabulary

field of study concerned with numbers, quantity, shapes and the relationships among them

• numerology

• histography

• biology

• mathematics

involving numbers or based on quantity

• qualitative

• quantitative

• count

• inventory

combining numbers; expressed by ‘+’ symbol

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

deducting numbers; expressed by ‘‒’ symbol

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

increasing numbers through repeated addition; expressed by ‘x’, ‘ ’ or ‘∙’ symbol

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

splitting numbers into equal parts; expressed by ‘÷’ or ‘/’ symbol

• division

• multiplication

• subtraction

• addition

unknown quantity, typically expressed as a letter such as x, y, a or b

• problem

• variable

• solution

• fraction

part of a whole number expressed as a numerator over a line or slash with a denominator below

• problem

• variable

• solution

• fraction

top number in a fraction; represents how many parts there are

• denominator

• numerator

• solution

• problem

bottom number in a fraction; represents how many parts the whole is divided into

• denominator

• numerator

• solution

• problem