additive inverse: the sum of a number and its additive inverse is zero

multiplicative inverse: two numbers that multiply to equal 1

integers: the set of whole numbers and their opposites {, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, }

long division: standard procedure for dividing multidigit numbers

absolute value: the distance between a number and zero on the number line

natural numbers: the set of numbers {1, 2, 3, 4, }

negative numbers: the set of numbers less than zero {, -4, -3, -2, -1}

opposite numbers: two different numbers that have the same absolute value and

positive numbers: the set of numbers greater than zero {1, 2, 3, 4, }

rational numbers: the set of numbers that can be written as a/b.

repeating decimal: a decimal number in which a digit or group repeats without end

terminating decimal: a decimal that contains a finite number of digits

zero pair: a pair of numbers whose sum is zero and

cube root: if the cube root of a number b is a (i.e. = a), 3 then a =b

decimal expansion: the decimal expansion of a number is its representation in base 10

exponent: the number of times a base is used as a factor of repeated multiplication

irrational: a real number whose decimal form is nonterminating and nonrepeating that cannot be written as the ratio of two integers

perfect square: a number that has a rational number as its square root

scientific notation: a representation of real numbers as the product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10

square root: one of two equal factors of a nonnegative number