Key Words

Words that mean:

• Addition: plus, more than, increased by, in all, sum

• Subtraction: minus, difference , less than, decreased by, less, subtract

• Multiplication: times, product, factors, twice, of, each , multiplied

• Division: divided, quotient, per, separate, ratio

Expression

• Numerical Expression: an expression containing one or more numbers and operations

• Variable: a letter or symbol that represents an unknown quantity.

• Algebraic Expression: an expression containing at least one variable.

Factors and Multiples

Factors: are the numbers you multiply together to get a product.

Multiples: a multiple is formed by multiplying a given number by the counting numbers

Prime and Composite Numbers:

Prime numbers are numbers that only have two factors: one, and the number itself.

Composite numbers have more than two factors.

Prime factor: A prime number that divides exactly into another number with no
remainder.

Exponent

Exponent: Another word for power or index, indicating how many times a base number
is multiplied by itself
 Subject of a formula:

The subject is the Letter on its own next to the equal ( = ) sign

Rearrange/change/express in terms of: all means to make a different letter be on its

own (the subject)

Significant: important

Significant Figures: important figures/digits/numeral/number

Rotation/ Rotational / Revolution: means to turn

Symmetry

Symmetry: Having the same shape in different positions either through reflection in a
line or rotation about a point.

Line of Symmetry: is where a shape looks exactly the same on both sides of a
straight line dividing it into two parts

Rotational symmetry: is the number of times a shape can “fit into itself” when it is
rotated 360 degrees about its centre.

Order of rotational symmetry The number of times a shape fits onto itself in one revolution.

Symmetrical: A shape that has a property of symmetry.

Scale: A ratio that indicates how much smaller (or larger) a drawing is from the original
object

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 Operation Symbol /example Result
Addition /plus 24 + 16 = 40 Sum

Subtraction /minus 24 – 16 = 8 Difference

Division / divide 24 ÷ 16 = 1.5 Quotient

Multiplication / multiply 24 x 16 = 384 Product

Name Definition Example

Whole number Whole Numbers are simply the 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... (and so on)
numbers

Counting number Counting Numbers are Whole Numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ... (and so on).
but without the zero. Because you
can't "count” zero

Natural number "Natural Numbers" can mean either {1, 2, 3, ...}, or {0, 1, 2, 3, ...},
"Counting Numbers" "Whole Numbers"
depending on the subject.

Integer Integers are like whole numbers, but { ..., -5, -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, 1,
they also include negative 2, 3, 4, 5, ... }
numbers ... but still no fractions
allowed!

Odd number 1, 3, 5, 7, 9
Any integer (not a fraction)
that cannot be divided exactly by 2.
Even number Any integer that can be divided exactly 2, 4, 6 or 8
by 2.

A Prime Numbers can be divided 2, 3, 5, 7, 11,

Prime Numbers evenly only by 1 or itself. And it must
be a whole number greater than 1