Study the word list: GCSE Maths: Numbers 2

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Word list: GCSE Maths: Numbers 2

	rounding	Rounding a value is expressing it to its nearest degree of accuracy.
	quantity	Quantity describes the number or size of something.
	interest	Interest is an amount added to owed money.
	digit	A digit is a number between 0 and 9.
	degrees	Temperatures and angles are measured in degrees.
	temperature	Temperature refers to how hot or cold something is.
	partition	Partition makes calculations easier by splitting numbers into smaller parts.
	divisibility	Divisibility is whether or not something can be divided exactly.
	column	Column addition is a way of formatting sums on the page.
	cancel	If you cancel down, it means you reduce to the simplest form.
	terminating	Terminating decimals are non-recurring decimals.
	scale	A scale is a line with equal divisions made along it, like a ruler.
	directed	Directed numbers have a particular size and direction (i.e. positive or negative).
	centilitre	A centilitre is a hundredth of a litre.
	constant	A constant does not vary.
	cube	A cube number is calculated by multiplying a number by itself three times.
	denominator	The number below the line in a fraction is a denominator.