Math 5 Module 3 Word Wall

Math 5 Module 3 Word Wall

Place Value

Value represented by a digit in a number on the basis of its position in the number.

Hundredth

The second place to the right of the decimal point. One of 100 equal parts of a whole. Written as: 0.01 or 1/100

power

Represents the repeated multiplication of a number or integer. EX. 6^3 (6 to the power of 3) = 6 x 6 x 6.

Digit

Any of the numerals from 0 to 9, especially when forming part of a number.

thousandth

The third place to the right of the decimal point. One of 1,000 equal parts of a whole. Written as: 0.001 or 1/1,000

Divide

Is repeated subtraction, but in the case of Powers of 10, it means the decimal moves to the left.

Decimal

The fractional portions of whole numbers; they are the numbers that are in between the whole numbers.

base

The number multiplied by itself.

Powers of 10

Refers to the numbers in which the base is 10 and the exponent is an integer.

Tenth

The first place to the right of the decimal. One of 10 equal parts of a whole. Written as: 0.01 or 1/10

exponent

Defines the number of times a number (the base) is multiplied by itself.

Integer

Whole numbers that can be positive, negative, or zero, but cannot be a fraction or a decimal.