Maths+Dictionary

= maths dictionary =

Tenths- part of one whole. part of ten. hundredths- one part out of one tenth. out of a hundred. ones- wholes. decimal point-clue, parts. out of-means divide. scale-ratio between the drawn distance and the real distance. denominator- tells us how many parts we are breaking a whole into. numerator-tells us how many of the paarts we are talking about. perimeter-line around the outside of a shape. horizontel-going across from side to side. vertical-a line going from top to bottom-straight down. percentage sign-means we have to divide it by 100. highest common factor-highest number that is a factor of 2 or more numbers. factor-a factor of a given number is every number that divides exactly into that number. the largest number that divides evenly into both numbers. lowest common multiple-is the smallest number that is a common multiple of two or more numbers. prime numbers-is a number that can only be divided by itself and one without a remander. composite numbers-is any number that can be divided by more than itself and one and have no remainders. terms-the number of sequences. improper-numerator larger than the denominator. mixed-mixture of whole numbers and fractions. didgit-any numeral from 0 to 9. average-to find the average you add up the total of the scores and divide by the number of scores there are. range of scores-is from the minimum to the maximum score. mode-has the most numbers. median-the middle number. mean-average, total divide by the number of scores we have.