Math Vocabulary

1. Integers- all whole numbers and their opposites.

      Integers- any of the natural numbers, the negatives of these number or zero.

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       2. Number sense-  Ones awareness and understanding about what Numbers are,   the relationships, the magnitude, the related effect of operating on numbers, including the use of mental math and estimation.

Number sense- In mathematics education, number sense can refer to “an intuitive understanding of numbers, their magnitude, relationships, and how they are affected by operations.”^[

There are also some differences in how number sense is defined in the field of mathematical cognition. For example, Gersten and Chard say number sense “refers to a child’s fluidity and flexibility with numbers, the sense of what numbers mean and an ability to perform mental mathematics and to look at the world and make comparisons.”

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