Fractions

whole

complete and not divided

equal parts

parts of a whole that are of equal size

numerator

the number of parts counted or separated (the top number in a fraction)

denominator

the total number of equal parts of a whole (the bottom number in a fraction)

number line

line that shows numbers in increasing value from left to right

equivalent fraction

two or more fractions that name the same parts of a whole

benchmark

fractions that can be used as a standard in comparisons

like fraction

fractions with the same denominators

unlike fraction

fractions with different denominators

fraction

number or picture that names equal parts of a whole

unit fraction

a fraction with a numerator of one, it names one of the equal parts of a whole

equal

each part is the same size

unequal

not the same size

factors

numbers that are multiplied together to get another number

multiple

result of multiplying a number by a whole number

prime number

a number that can only be divided by 1 and itself

composite number

a number that has more than 2 factors