Mathematics - Class 5 Concepts and Definitions (copy)

Addition

The process of combining two or more numbers to get a total.

Addends

The numbers which are added in an addition operation.

Sum

The result of an addition operation.

Subtraction

The process of taking one number away from another.

Subtrahend

The number which is subtracted from the minuend.

Difference

The result of a subtraction operation.

Successor

The next number after adding 1 to a number.

Predecessor

The previous number after subtracting 1 from a number.

Difference of Numbers

The result of subtracting one number from another.

Multiplication

The process of adding a number to itself a specified number of times.

Commutative Property of Multiplication

The property that states changing the order of the factors does not change the product.

Product

The result of a multiplication operation.

Division by Zero

An operation that results in zero when zero is multiplied by any number.

Average

The sum of a set of numbers divided by the quantity of those numbers.

Universal Factor

1, which is a factor of every number.

Factors

Numbers that can be multiplied together to produce another number.

Prime Number

A number that has only two factors: 1 and itself.

Composite Number

A number that has more than two factors.