GA Milestones Math Grade 4 key terms
GA Milestones Math Grade 4 · Get comfortable with the vocabulary.
- place value
The value a digit has because of its position in a numeral, such as the five hundreds in five hundred seven.
- expanded form
A way to write a whole number as the sum of its place values, keeping zeros and omitted places in mind.
- regrouping
Exchanging an equal value between place-value units, such as one hundred for ten tens, to carry out an operation accurately.
- factor
A whole-number input to a multiplication product, distinguished from a multiple when describing equal groups or exact divisibility.
- product
The result of multiplying quantities, interpreted through the equal groups, array or measurement relationship in the actual problem.
- quotient
The result of division, whose meaning may be the number of groups or the size of each group in a context.
- remainder
The amount left after forming whole groups, interpreted according to whether the problem asks for full groups, leftovers or enough containers.
- equation
A statement that two expressions have the same value, not an instruction saying that an answer must always follow the equals sign.
- numerator
The top number in a fraction identifying a count of the equal-sized fractional units represented in that specific construction.
- denominator
The bottom number indicating how a unit whole is partitioned into equal fractional parts, not automatically the value of the fraction.
- unit fraction
A fraction with numerator one that represents one of the equal parts into which the same whole has been divided.
- equivalent fractions
Different fraction names for the same amount or number-line point, requiring a consistent unit whole when models are compared.
- mixed number
A whole number together with a fractional amount, whose value must be preserved when regrouping or changing its representation.
- comparison
A judgment of which quantities are greater, smaller or equal, justified using comparable units and the same relevant whole.
- perimeter
The distance around a figure, found by combining its boundary lengths and reported in linear units rather than square units.
- area
The amount of flat space covered by a figure, measured using square units rather than simply adding the side lengths.
- unit
An agreed amount used to measure a quantity, which must match the type of measurement and be kept consistent in calculations.
- scale
The amount represented by each symbol or marked interval on a data display, checked before counting or comparing categories.
- quadrilateral
A closed plane figure with four straight sides, classified through its attributes rather than how it is rotated on the page.
- frequency
The number of observations in a category or at a value, represented by counts or marks according to the display’s stated scale.