| SAT Math Vocabulary | Definition | Example |
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Integer |
Any whole number with no fractional part. Numbers can be zero, negative or positive. |
0, 4, 53, -8 |
| Whole Number | Zero and positive numbers | 0, 9, 25, 64 |
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Negative Number |
Can be any number, fraction or decimal less than zero | -23.5, -4, -2/5 |
| Positive Number | Can be any number, fraction or decimal greater than zero. | 23.5, 4, 2/5 |
| Distinct Numbers | Different numbers | 2, 9 and 19 are distinct numbers; 7 and 7 are not distinct numbers. |
| Divisible | When a number is capable of being evenly divided | The number is 10 is divisible by 1, 2, 5. |
| Even number | Any integer that can be evenly divisible by two. Zero is an even number. | 4, 12, 38, -24, 98, -40 |
| Odd Number | Any integer that is not evenly divisible by two. | 5, 27, 83, -1, -99 |
| Prime Number | Any number that can only be divided by 1 and itself. | 3, 7, 13
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| Digit | All numbers from 0 -9 | 367 – this number has digits 3, 6 and 7 |
| Units Digit | The number located in the one’s place | In the number 249, 9 is located in the units place
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| Sum | The result of adding two or more numbers | The sum of 10 and 5 would be 15 (10+5=15) |
| Difference | The result of subtracting one number from another | The difference between 10 and 5 is 5
(10-5= 5) |
| Product | The result of multiplying one number with another | The product of 7 and 2 is 14.
(7 x 2 =14) |
| Quotient | The result of the division of one number by another | The quotient of 14 divided by 7 is 2. (14 |
| Factor | Numbers you can multiply together to get a product | 4 x 3 = 12,
4 and 3 are factors of 12 |
| Multiple | The multiple of a number is the product of the number and any other whole number | 2,4,6,8 are multiples of 2 |
| Consecutive Numbers | Any group of numbers that are in the order they appear on the number line | -3, -2, -1, 0, 1
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Constant | A quantity assumed to have a fixed value; permanent; unchanging | 3.14 50 200 |
| Edge | A line along which 2 faces or surfaces of a solid meet | |
| Face | A face is a flat surface of a three-dimensional figure | |
| Bisect | To cut or divide into 2 parts, especially 2 equal parts | |
| Ratio | A relationship between 2 quantities, normally expressed as the quotient of one divided by another | The ratio of 9 to 4 is written 9:4 or 9/4. |