Ratios and expressions vocabulary: 15 terms with definitions
All 15 words in the sixth-grade word search "Ratios and expressions," each with a short definition. Read them together, print them as a study handout or as a quiz without the definitions, then find them in the word search.
15 terms · Ratios and expressions vocabulary · definitions included
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Ratio
DefinitionA comparison of two amounts, such as 3 to 2, also written 3:2.
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Rate
DefinitionA ratio that compares two different units, such as miles per hour.
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Percent
DefinitionA ratio out of 100: 25 percent means 25 out of every 100.
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Variable
DefinitionA letter, such as x, that stands for a number you do not know yet.
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Expression
DefinitionNumbers, variables and operations with no equals sign, such as 3x + 2.
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Equation
DefinitionA math sentence with an equals sign, saying two expressions have the same value, such as 3x + 2 = 11.
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Exponent
DefinitionThe small raised number that says how many times to multiply a number by itself: in 5², the exponent is 2, so 5² = 5 × 5.
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Coefficient
DefinitionThe number multiplied by a variable: in 7y, the coefficient is 7.
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Inequality
DefinitionA math sentence that compares two values with a sign such as < (less than) or > (greater than).
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Absolute value
DefinitionHow far a number is from zero, so the absolute value of −4 is 4.
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Integer
DefinitionA whole number or its opposite, such as −3, 0 or 8, with no fraction or decimal part.
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Quotient
DefinitionThe answer to a division: in 12 ÷ 3 = 4, the quotient is 4.
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Factor
DefinitionA number that divides another exactly: 1, 2, 3 and 6 are the factors of 6.
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Mean
DefinitionThe average: add the values, then divide by how many there are.
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Median
DefinitionThe middle value when the numbers are put in order.
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