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Unit 4: Decimals

Terms in this set (24)

Expanded Form
A way to write numbers by showing the value of each digit
Standard Form
A way to write numbers by using the digits with each digit having a place value
Word Form
A way to write numbers in standard English
Digit
Any one of the ten symbols used to write number
Decimal
A number with one or more digits to the right of the decimal point
Estimate (noun)
A number close to an exact amount
Estimate (verb)
To find a number that is close to an exact amount
Round
To replace a number with one that is simpler and is approximately the same size as the original number
Benchmark Number
A familiar number that is used as a point of reference
Compatible Numbers
Numbers that are easy to compute mentally
Decimal Point
A symbol used to separate the ones place from the tenths place in a decimal
Division
The process of sharing a number of items to find how many equal groups can be made or how many items will be in each group
Dividend
The number that is to be divided
Divisor
The number that divides the dividend
Equivalent Decimals
Decimals that name the same amount
Greater Than
>
Less Than
<
Hundredth
One of 100 equal parts
Multiplication
A process to find the total number of items made up of equal-sized groups
Product
The answer to a multiplication problem
Remainder
The amount left over when a number cannot be divided evenly
Tenth
One of 10 equal parts
Thousandth
One of 1,000 equal parts
Whole Number
A number without a decimal or fractional piece
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