Flashcards
Chapter 2 Key Terms
Cards in this deck (17)
- 1CancellationReducing process that is used to simplify the multiplication and division of fractions.
- 2Common DenominatorTo add two or more fractions, denominators must be the same.
- 3DenominatorThe number of a common fraction below the division line.
- 4EquivalentTwo or more fractions equivalent in value.
- 5FractionExpresses a part of a whole number.
- 6Greatest Common DivisorThe largest possible number that will divide evenly into both the numerator and denominator.
- 7Higher TermsExpressing a fraction with a new numerator and denominator that is equivalent to the original.
- 8Improper FractionsFraction that has a value equal to or greater than 1.
- 9Least Common Denominator (LCD)Smallest nonzero whole number into which all denominators will divide evenly.
- 10Like FractionsProper fractions with the same denominators.
- 11Lowest TermsExpressing a fraction when no number divides evenly into the numerator and denominator.
- 12Mixed NumbersSum of a whole number greater than zero and a proper fraction.
- 13NumeratorNumber of a common fraction above the division line.
- 14Prime NumbersWhole number greater than 1 that is only divisible by itself and 1.
- 15Proper FractionFractions with a value less than 1; numerator is smaller than denominator.
- 16ReciprocalThe interchanging of the numerator and the denominator. Inverted number is the reciprocal.
- 17Unlike FractionsProper fractions with different denominators.