Division is the process of dividing a group of objects into equal parts. It is one of the most basic mathematical applications, providing the right results for sharing.
The main purpose of this section is to see how many groups are equal or how many in each group are evenly distributed. Make sure you teach these terms to your kids as a basis for your future division class.
Division Vocabulary Words in English
We have briefly explained the words which we use in division:
- Area model division: It is the area of a shape is the space occupied by the shape.
- Division property of equality: The division property of equality states that if we divide both sides of the equation by the same non-zero number, both sides remain equal
- Dividend: In division, the amount or number to be divided is called the dividend.
- Divisible: Divisibility rules are a set of common rules that are often used to determine whether a number is equally divided by another number.
- Division : The division is a method of distributing a group of things into equal parts.
- Divisor: A divisor is a number that divides another number either completely or with a remainder.
- Numerator: When the numbers are written in the form of a fraction and the number above the fraction bar is the numerator
- Partial quotient: A partial quotient refers to a method used in solving large division mathematical problems.
- Quotative division: Quotative division involves taking a set of size a and forming groups of size b
- Quotient: The result when you divide one number by another.
- Remainder: Remainder means something which is ‘left over’ or ‘remaining’
- Divide: To separate into equal groups; the opposite operation of multiplication
- Equal Groups: Groups that have the same number of objects
- Factor: A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product
- Inverse Operation: Opposite operations, or operations that undo one another, such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
- Related Facts: A set of related addition and subtraction, or multiplication and division, number sentences
- Dividing Decimals: To divide a decimal number by a whole number, long divide as you would with two whole numbers, but put the decimal point in the answer at the same place it is at in the dividend
Having learned the basic terms related to division, You can start learning how to write a correct division sentence or practice the words using the following worksheet.
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