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Year 5 mathematics words: Numbers and the number system

(Words new to Year 5 are in red)

units

tens

ones

hundreds




thousands

hundred thousand

ten thousand

million




digit

two-digit number

one-digit number

three-digit number




four-digit number

‘teens’ number

numeral

place




place value

represents

stands for

exchange




the same number as

equal to

as many as

>




<

more than

greater than

larger than




bigger than

fewer than

less than

smaller than




>

<

greater than or equal to

less than or equal to




greatest

largest

most

biggest




least

smallest

fewest

one more




one less

ten less

ten more

one hundred more




one hundred less

one thousand less

one thousand more

compare




order

ascending order

size

descending order




first

third

second

fourth




fifth

seventh

sixth

eighth




ninth

eleventh

tenth

twelfth




thirteenth

fifteenth

fourteenth

sixteenth




seventeenth

nineteenth

eighteenth

twentieth




last

before

last but one

after




next

half-way between

between

guess how many




estimate

roughly

nearly

close to




about the same as

approximately

approximate

»




is approximately equal to

just under

just over

exact




exactly

too few

too many

enough




not enough

round up

round

round down




nearestround to the nearest ten

round to the nearest hundred

round to the nearest hundred




integer

negative

positive

above zero




below zero

number

minus

count




How many...?

even

odd

every other




How many times?

digit

multiple of

next




consecutive

continue

sequence

predict




pattern

rule

pair

relationship




sort

property

classify

formula




divisible

divisibility

divisible by

factor




square number

two squared

one squared

three squared




four squared

six squared

five squared

seven squared




eight squared

ten squared

nine squared

12




22

32

42

52




62

72

82

92




equal parts

part

fraction

102




proper fraction

mixed number

improper fraction

numerator




denominator

reduced to

equivalent

cancel




one whole

quarter

half

eighth




third

ninth

sixth

twelfth




fifth

twentieth

tenth

hundredth




proportion

in every

ratio

for every




to every

decimal

as many as

decimal fraction




decimal point

percentage

decimal place

per cent




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