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Burtt's Place Value C2
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Mathematics
3rd Grade
07/20/2011

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Term
sum
Definition
the answer to an addition problem
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addend
Definition
any of the numbers that are added
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addition
Definition
the process of finding the total number of items when two or more groups of items are joined; the opposite operation of subtraction
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fact family
Definition
a set of related addition and subtraction number sentences
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difference
Definition
the answer to a subtraction problem
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subtraction
Definition
the process of finding how many are left when a number of items are taken away from a group of items; the process of finding the difference when two groups are compared; the opposite of addition
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inverse operations
Definition
opposite operations, or operations that undo each other, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
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calculate
Definition
to find an answer by performing mathematical operations (as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division)
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estimate
Definition
to find out about how many or how much
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rounding
Definition
replacing a number with another number that tells about how many or how much
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mental math
Definition
to solve a math problem in your head, not using paper and pencil or a calculator
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