Math Vocabulary

A set of steps used to solve a math problem

• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane
• denominator

a characteristic. eg. size, shape, or color

• attribute
• algorithm
• commutative
• coordinate plane
• denominator

The order of factors can be changed and the product remains the same

• commutative
• algorithm
• attribute
• coordinate plane
• denominator

Numbers that serve as a point of reference in a set of numbers

• benchmark number

• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• denominator

The number below the fraction bar in a fraction. It tells how many equal parts are in a whole.

• denominator
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane

To break something into parts, that together are the same as the original.

• decompose
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane

when one of the factors of a product is a sum, multiplying each addend before adding does not change the product.

• distributive
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane

The number to be divided

• dividend
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane

The number by which another number is divided.

• divisor
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane

Numbers that name the same amount.

• equivalent
• algorithm
• attribute
• commutative
• coordinate plane