Vocabulary Cards and Word Walls

Revised: May 25, 2011

Important Notes for Teachers:

The vocabulary cards in this file match the Common Core, the math
curriculum adopted by the Utah State Board of Education, August 2010.
The cards are arranged alphabetically.
Each card has three sections.
o Section 1 is only the word. This is to be used as a visual aid in
spelling and pronunciation. It is also used when students are writing
their own kid-friendly definition and drawing their own graphic.
o Section 2 has the word and a graphic. This graphic is available to be
used as a model by the teacher.
o Section 3 has the word, a graphic, and a definition. This is to be used
for the Word Wall in the classroom. For more information on using a
Word Wall for Daily Review see Vocabulary Word Wall Ideas
on this website.
These cards are designed to help all students with math content vocabulary,
including ELL, Gifted and Talented, Special Education, and Regular
Education students.

For possible additions or corrections to the vocabulary cards, please contact the
Granite School District Math Department at 385-646-4239.

Bibliography of Definition Sources:

Algebra to Go, Great Source, 2000. ISBN 0-669-46151-8

Math on Call, Great Source, 2004. ISBN-13: 978-0-669-50819-2
Math at Hand, Great Source, 1999. ISBN 0-669-46922
Math to Know, Great Source, 2000. ISBN 0-669-47153-4
Illustrated Dictionary of Math, Usborne Publishing Ltd., 2003. ISBN 0-7945-0662-3
Math Dictionary, Eula Ewing Monroe, Boyds Mills Press, 2006. ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-413-6
Student Reference Books, Everyday Mathematics, 2007.
Houghton-Mifflin eGlossary, http://www.eduplace.com
Interactive Math Dictionary, http://www.amathsdictionaryforkids.com/
 common factor
common 12 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12)
18 (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18)

Common Factors of 12 and 18:

factor 1, 2, 3, 6

common 12 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12)

18 (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18) Any common factor of
two or more numbers.

factor Common Factors of 12 and 18:

1, 2, 3, 6
common multiple
common 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42

Common Multiples of 4 and 6:

multiple 12, 24, 36

common 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36

6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42
Any common multiple of
two or more numbers.
Common Multiples of 4 and 6:
multiple 12, 24, 36
 denominator
3
denominator
4 denominator

The quantity below

3 the line in a fraction.

denominator It tells the number of

equal parts into

4 denominator which a whole is

divided.
Distributive Property
Example:
Distributive 5(6 + 8) = (5 6) + (5 8)
Property
Example:
Distributive 5(6 + 8) = (5 6) + (5 8)
a (b + c) = (a b) + (a c)
and
a (b c) = (a b)
(a c), where a, b, and c stand
Property for any real numbers.
 dividend
8 578
dividend dividend

8 578
dividend A quantity to be
divided.

dividend
 divisor
8 578
divisor divisor

8 578 The quantity by which

divisor another quantity is to be

divided.
divisor
 equation
equation 9 x 3 = 20 + 7

A statement that two

equation 9 x 3 = 20 + 7 mathematical
expressions are equal.
 factor
2 x 6 = 12
factor factors

2 x 6 = 12 An integer that

factor divides evenly into

another.
factors
 fraction
What is 43 ?

fraction
A way of
What is 43 ? representing part of a
whole or part of a
group by telling the

fraction number of equal

parts in the whole
and the number of
parts you are
describing.
 greatest common
factor
12 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12)
greatest common 18 (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18)

factor GCF = 6

12 (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12) GCF. The

greatest common 18 (1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 18) largest factor
of two or
factor GCF = 6
more
numbers.
improper fraction
improper 5 The
numerator is
greater than
the

fraction 3 denominator.

improper 5 The
numerator is A fraction with
a numerator
greater than
greater than (or
the
fraction 3 denominator.
equal to) its
denominator.
least common multiple
6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42
least common 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56

multiple LCM = 24

least 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42

LCM. The smallest
8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56 common multiple of
common a set of two or more
numbers.
LCM = 24
multiple
 minuend
43.2 27.9 = 15.3
minuend
minuend

43.2 27.9 = 15.3

In subtraction, the

minuend minuend is the

number you subtract
from.
minuend
 mixed number
mixed Example:

number 3 3
7

Example:
mixed A number with an

3
integer and a fraction
3 part.
number 7
 multiple
Example:

multiple Multiples of

7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49

Example:
The product of a
Multiples of
multiple whole number and
any other whole
number.
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49
 numerator
3 numerator

numerator 5
3 numerator
The number or

numerator 5 expression written

above the line in a
fraction.
 product
Sunglasses are $9.95 a pair.

$ 9.95
x 3

product $29.85

product

Sunglasses are $9.95

a pair.

$ 9.95
x 3

product $29.85 The result of

multiplication.

product
 quotient
quotient

quotient 15 R 2
9 137

quotient

15 R 2 The result of the

quotient 9 137
division of one
quantity by another.
 reciprocals
1
5x =1
5

reciprocals
reciprocals

1
5x =15
Two numbers whose

reciprocals product is 1. Also

called multiplicative
inverses.
reciprocals
 subtrahend
27.34
subtrahend - 8.29
19.05
subtrahend

27.34 In subtraction, the

subtrahend is the
subtrahend - 8.29 subtrahend number being
subtracted.
19.05
 sum
45.3 + 92.9 = 138.2
sum sum

45.3 + 92.9 = 138.2

sum The result of

addition.

sum
 tape diagram
tape
156 vehicles drove by the
school. There were 3 times as
many passenger cars as
trucks. How many vehicles
were trucks?

diagram
A drawing that
156 vehicles drove by the
school. There were 3 times looks like a segment

tape as many passenger cars as

trucks. How many vehicles
were trucks?
of tape, used to
illustrate number
relationships. Also
known as a strip
diagram diagram, bar model,
fraction strip, or
length model.
 whole numbers
whole
0, 1, 2, 3
numbers
whole
0, 1, 2, 3 Any of the numbers 0,
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on.

numbers