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Numbers Vocabulary

Here are twenty words and terms often used in relation to numbers.

1 add v. to put one number together with another [eg: 2 plus 2] - addition n.
2 billion n. 1,000,000,000; one thousand million; 109
3 divide v. 2 ÷ 2 [is expressed as] two divided by two - division n.
4 equal v. to be the same as [eg: 2 + 2 equals 4]
5 giga one billion
6 hundred n. 100; 102
7 kilo one thousand - k, K abbr.
8 mega one million - M abbr.
9 million n. 1,000,000; one thousand thousand; 106
10 minus p. 2 - 2 [is expressed as] two minus two
11 multiply v. 2 x 2 [is expressed as] two multiplied by two - multiplication n.
12 plus p. 2 + 2 [is expressed as] two plus two
13 square v. to multiply a number by the same number [eg: 3 squared = 9]
14 square root n. number that multiplied by itself gives a certain number [3 is the square root of 9]
15 subtract v. to deduct one number from another [eg: 2 minus 2] - subtraction n.
16 thousand n. 1,000; 103
17 times p. 2 x 2 [is expressed as] two times two - see multiply
18 to the power of multiplication of a number by itself [eg: 2 to the power of 3 = 8]
19 trillion n.1,000,000,000,000; a million million; 1012
20 zero n. 0; oh; nought