Unit 3 Math Vocabulary

decimal

• a part of a whole not written as a fraction

• how much a digit is worth, depending on where it is in the number

• a single whole number (0 to 9) in a number 10 or larger

• a number or symbol that indicates the power to which the base number is raised; the little number that tells how often to multiply the base number

digit

• a part of a whole not written as a fraction

  
  

• how much a digit is worth, depending on where it is in the number

• a single whole number (0 to 9) in a number 10 or larger

• a number or symbol that indicates the power to which the base number is raised; the little number that tells how often to multiply the base number

exponent

• a part of a whole not written as a fraction

• how much a digit is worth, depending on where it is in the number

• a single whole number (0 to 9) in a number 10 or larger

• a number or symbol that indicates the power to which the base number is raised; the little number that tells how often to multiply the base number

place value

• a part of a whole not written as a fraction

• how much a digit is worth, depending on where it is in the number

• a single whole number (0 to 9) in a number 10 or larger

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  a number or symbol that indicates the power to which the base number is raised; the little number that tells how often to multiply the base number

tenth

• 1/10 of a whole; the place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/100 of a whole; the 2nd place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/1000 of a whole; the3rd  place value to the right of the decimal point

hundredth

• 1/10 of a whole; the place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/100 of a whole; the 2nd place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/1000 of a whole; the3rd  place value to the right of the decimal point

thousandth

• 1/1000 of a whole; the3rd  place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/100 of a whole; the 2nd place value to the right of the decimal point

• 1/10 of a whole; the place value to the right of the decimal point

standard form

• 
  writing a number using only digits

• writing a number using only words

• writing a number by adding the value of each digit together

word form

• writing a number using only digits

• writing a number using only words

• writing a number by adding the value of each digit together

expanded form

• writing a number using only digits

• writing a number using only words

• writing a number by adding the value of each digit together