6th Grade Math Vocabulary

A set of vocabulary flashcards for 6th grade math concepts.

Absolute Value

The number's distance from 0 on the number line.

Greater Than

The symbol that means a number is greater than the second number.

Greatest to Least

To arrange numbers from greatest value to least.

Increased

To become greater in value, degree.

Inequality

Is a statement that two quantities are not equal.

Integers

A member of the set of whole numbers and their opposites.

Least to Greatest

To arrange numbers from least value to greatest.

Less Than

The symbol that means a number is less than the second number.

Negative Numbers

Are numbers less than 0.

Positive Numbers

Numbers greater than zero.

Rational Number

Any number that can be expressed as a ratio of two integers.

Whole Numbers

The set of natural numbers and zero.

Decimal

A base 10 number that is written with a decimal point in it.

Denominator

The bottom number of a fraction that tells how many equal parts are in the whole.

Difference

The answer in a subtraction problem.

Dividend

The number to be divided in a division problem.

Divisor

The number you are dividing in a division problem.

Equal

When things are exactly the same in number, quality or amount.

Half

One of two equal parts of a whole.

Quotient

The answer in a division problem.

Numerator

The top number of a fraction that tells how many parts of a whole are being considered.

Reciprocal

One of two numbers whose product is 1.

Average

The sum of the items in a set of data divided by the number of items in the set; also called mean.

Data

Collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements…

Box Plot

A graph that shows how data are distributed by using the median, quartiles, least value, and greatest value.

Statistical Question

A question that has many different, or variable, answers.

Deposit

A sum of money placed or kept in a bank account, usually to gain interest.

Withdrawal

An act of taking money out of an account.