Math5 - Rational Number Operations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 reciprocals | two nonzero numbers whose product is 1 |
| multiplicative inverses | another name for reciprocals |
| rational number | a number that can be written as a quotient like a/b |
| terminating decimal | when the quotient of a rational number has a remainder of zero |
| repeating decimal | when the quotient of a rational number has a digit or group of digits that repeat without end |
| front-end estimation | adding the front-end digits to get a low estimate, then use the remaining digits to adjust the sum to a closer estimate |
| leading digit | the leftmost nonzero digit of a number |
| mean | the sum of the values divided by the number of values |
| median | the middle value when the numbers are written in numerical order |
| mode | the value that occurs the most often |
| range | the difference of the greatest value and the least value |
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