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O Audio Listen to an audio version of this page (3 min 15 sec): Object | pimâmeyihtam | | Definition: It is a thing, person, or matter to which thought or action is directed [6]. Odd | mitoni pahtos | | Definition: In mathematics, the odd numbers are not divisible by two. Odd numbers | ayacināwan | | Definition: They are numbers not divisible by two. Examples of odd numbers are one, three, five, and so on. One | peyak | | Definition: It is the lowest counting number. Ones | papiyako | | Definition: The place value located one place to the left of the decimal point in a number is ones. It shows how many ones are in a number [1]. Operation | oyȇyhtamȏ akihtȃsȏwin | | Definition: In mathematics, it is a procedure used to combine numbers, expressions, or polynomials into a single result [1]. Examples Four basic operations: - Addition (+) - Subtraction (-) - Multiplication (×) - Division (÷) Opposite | kwiskitakitew | | Definition: It refers to two things located or facing directly across. Two opposite numbers are the two numbers that are equidistant from the origin on a number line but in opposite directions from the origin [4]. Order | îyaskohtascikȇwin | | Definition: Place numbers or objects in a sequential arrangement. For example, least to greatest or heaviest to lightest [1]. Order of operations | oyastewaw akīcikīwina | | Definition: A specified sequence in which mathematical operations are expected to be performed [1]. Explantion An arithmetic expression is evaluated by following these ordered steps: - Simplify within grouping symbols such as parentheses or brackets, starting with the innermost. - Apply exponents—powers and roots. - Perform all multiplications and divisions in order from left to right. - Perform all additions and subtractions in order from left to right. A common way to remember this is to use the acronym BEDMAS: Brackets, Exponents, Division, Multiplication, Addition, Subtraction. Division and multiplication (and addition and subtraction) are to be completed in the order they appear from left to right in the expression or equation [1]. For example, 5 – (2 + 11) × 3 + 52 ÷ 4 = 5 – 13 × 3 + 25 ÷ 4 = 5 – 39 + 6.25 = – 34 + 6.25 = – 27.75 Ordered pairs | nāh-nāway | | Definition: Two numbers, in order, that are used to describe the location of a point on a coordinate plane, relative to a point of origin (0,0) [3]. It is written as (x, y). The first number “x” is the horizontal coordinate, and the second number “y” is the vertical coordinate. Example The point (2, 6). On a coordinate plane, we move two units to the right of the origin on the horizontal axis (x-axis) and six units up on the vertical axis (y-axis). This point (2, 6) will be placed at the location shown in the figure below. Output | ispayow | | Definition: In mathematics, output is the variables coming out of a function. Outside | wayawitimihk | | Definition: Beyond the boundary of or limits [5].
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