Multiplication Vocabulary: Please help your child to be able to read the word, spell the word, know the definition, and use the word in a sentence.
- multiply - to combine equal groups to find how many in all; the opposite of division
- factor - a number that is multiplied by another number to find a product
- product - the answer to a multiplication problem
- array - a set of objects arranged in rows and columns
- equal groups - groups that have the same number of objects
- commutative property of multiplication - The property that states that you can multiply two factors in any order and get the same product
- identity property of multiplication - the property that states that the product of any number and 1 is that number
- zero property of multiplication -The property that states that the product of zero and any number is zero
- distributive property of multiplication - The property that states that multiplying a sum by a number is the same as multiplying each addend by the number and then adding the products (break apart)
- associative property of multiplication - The property that states that when the grouping of factors is changed, the product remains the same.
- Helpful Words
- twice - two times as many or to double
- multiples - the product of a number and other whole numbers