Math Vocabulary

Sum- the answer to an addition problem
Difference- the answer to a subtraction problem
Product- the answer to a multiplication problem
Quotient- the answer to a division problem
Greatest Common Factor – the greatest factor that divides two numbers.
Least Common Multiple- the smallest number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.
Opposites- numbers that are the same distance from 0 but on opposites sides of 0.
Integers- the set of whole numbers and their opposites.
Absolute Value- a number distance from 0 on the number line (always positive).
Coordinate Plane- a two-dimensional space formed by two perpendicular number lines called axes.
Ordered Pair- A pair of numbers (x,y) that describe the location of a point on the coordinate plane.
Origin- The point (0,0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect.
X-Coordinate- a point's horizontal distance from the origin along the x-axis.
Y-Coordinate- a point's vertical distance from the origin along the y-axis.
Reciprocal- the multiplicative inverse of a number; with fractions, the numerator and denominator are switched.