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Math in Focus Vocabulary
Fifth Grade
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Word
hundred thousand
standard form
word form
periods
million
place value
expanded form
greater than (>)
less than ( <)
round
estimate
front-end estimation
with adjustment
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product
factor
base( of an exponential
expression)
exponent
square ( of a number)
cube (of a number)
quotient
dividend
divisor
remainder
numeric expression
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multiple
least common multiple
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least common
denominator
equivalent fractions
benchmarks
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division expression
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mixed number
product
common factor
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proper fraction
Definition
10 ten thousands
a number written with one digit for each place
a number written in words
groups of three places
10 hundred thousands
the value of the place of a digit in a number
a number written to show the value of each digit
representing more of a quantity
representing less of a quantity
to find the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on
to find a number close to an exact number
an estimation made by computing with the digits in the
greatest place and then adjusting it to include the remaining
place values
the result of multiplying two or more quantities
a whole number that divides exactly into another number
the number being multiplied
the number of times to use the base as a factor
multiplying the number by itself
multiplying the number as a factor three times
the result of division
the number that is being divided
the number that the dividend is being divided by
amount left over after dividing a number
an expression that contains only numbers and operations
symbols (with no equal sign)
the product of two whole numbers
the least number that is a multiple of each of two (or more)
whole numbers
the least common multiple of the denominators of two or
more fractions
fractions that represent the same number or quantity
numbers that are easier to work with and to picture than
others
an expression that contains only numbers and the division
symbol
a number that consists of a whole number and a fraction
the result of multiplication
a whole number that divides two (or more) other numbers
exactly
a fraction where the numerator is less than the denominator
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improper fraction
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mixed number
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reciprocal
number pattern
term
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variable
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numerical expression
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evaluate
algebraic expression
simplify
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like terms
inequality
equation
solve
vertex
side
angle
base
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height
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perpendicular
area
right triangle
ratio
term
equivalent ratios
simplest form
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greatest common factor
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thousandths
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equivalent
dividend
per unit
estimate
divisor
percent
sales tax
a fraction where the numerator is equal to or greater than
the denominator
a number comprising a whole-number part and a fractional
part
the inverse of a fraction
an ordered list of numbers that are related by a rule
a number, variable, product, or quotient in an algebraic
expression; also one number in a sequence or number
pattern
a symbol, usually a letter, used to represent a number in an
expression or an equation
an expression that contains only numbers and symbols for
operations
find the value of
an expression that contains at least one variable
to find an equivalent expression that is simpler than the
original
in the expression a + 2a = 2 the like terms are a and 2a.
a mathematical statement that two expressions are not equal
a mathematical statement that two expressions are equal
to work out a solution
point where two line segments meet to form an angle
any one of the line segments that form a polygon
two rays with a common endpoint
the side or face on which an object lies on or any designated
side of a triangle
the perpendicular distance from the base to the opposite
vertex
lines that intersect to form four right angles
amount of surface covered
a triangle with exactly one right angle
a comparison of two or more quantities using division
quantity of one item being compared in a ratio
ratios that compare the same quantities
ratios in which the terms have no common factors other than
1
the greatest number that will divide two or more other
numbers exactly
has the same value as
the number that is being divided
for each unit
a calculated guess that is close to the exact number
the number that the dividend is being divided by
means out of 100 or per hundred
a state tax on the purchase of certain goods and services
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meals tax
discount
interest
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double bar graph
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key
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coordinate grid
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x-axis
y-axis
coordinate plane
coordinates
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angles on a line
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angles at a point
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intersecting lines
vertical angles
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equilateral triangle
isosceles triangle
scalene triangle
right triangle
obtuse triangle
acute triangle
unit cube
face
edge
rectangular prism
prism
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base (of a solid figure)
vertex ( of a solid figure)
net
square pyramid
triangular pyramid
a tax on meals in a restaurant
a reduction in sale price
amount that a bank pays you for depositing your money with
them
a bar graph that represents two sets of data with two bars,
one for each data set
a symbol that shows which data set each color on the graph
represents
a square grid imposed on a plane that has two perpendicular
number lines, which allows any point in the plane to be
located with two coordinates
the horizontal number line in a coordinate grid
the vertical number line in a coordinate grid
the plane containing a coordinate grid
two numbers that describe the position of any point on a
coordinate plane relative to the two axes
two or more adjacent angles that have two rays that form a
line
two or more angles formed by rays that meet at a common
point
lines that cross one another
pair of angles directly opposite each other formed by
intersecting lines
a triangle with all sides of equal length
a triangle with two sides of equal length
a triangle with three sides of different lengths
a triangle that has one 90 angle
a triangle with one angle measure greater than 90
a triangle with all angle measures less than 90
a cube whose edges are 1 unit long
a flat surface of a solid figure
the line segment formed by the intersection of two faces
a prism with six rectangular faces
a solid figure with two congruent parallel bases joined by
rectangular faces
a special face of a solid figure
a point where three or more edges meet
a plane figure that can be folded to make a solid figure
a pyramid that has a square base
a pyramid that has a triangular base