SSAT Math Vocabulary
integer - answer Any number that does not contain either a fraction or a decimal. Can
be positive, negative, or zero.
ex: 14, 3, 0, -3
whole number - answer positive integers and zero
ex: 0, 1, 17
positive number - answer any number greater than zero
ex: 1/2, 1, 104.7
negative number - answer any number less than zero
ex: -1/2, -1, -104.7
even number - answer any number that is divisible by two. Note: zero is an even
number!!
ex: 104, 16, 2, 0, -2, -104
odd number - answer any number that is not divisible by 2
ex: 115, 11, 1, -1, -11, -115
prime number - answer any number that is divisible by only 1 and itself.
ex: 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 131
digit - answer the numbers from 0 to 9
ex: 0, 2, 3, 7
units digit - answer the digit in the one's place
ex: for 281, 1 is in the units place
consecutive numbers - answer any series of numbers listed in teh order they appear on
the number line
ex: 3, 4, 5 or -1, 0, 1, 2
distinct numbers - answer numbers that are different from one another
ex: 2, 7, and 19 are distinct three distinct numbers; 4 and 4 are not distinct numbers
because they are the same
divisible by - answer a number that can be evenly divided by another
ex: 12 is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
sum - answer the result of addition
integer - answer Any number that does not contain either a fraction or a decimal. Can
be positive, negative, or zero.
ex: 14, 3, 0, -3
whole number - answer positive integers and zero
ex: 0, 1, 17
positive number - answer any number greater than zero
ex: 1/2, 1, 104.7
negative number - answer any number less than zero
ex: -1/2, -1, -104.7
even number - answer any number that is divisible by two. Note: zero is an even
number!!
ex: 104, 16, 2, 0, -2, -104
odd number - answer any number that is not divisible by 2
ex: 115, 11, 1, -1, -11, -115
prime number - answer any number that is divisible by only 1 and itself.
ex: 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 131
digit - answer the numbers from 0 to 9
ex: 0, 2, 3, 7
units digit - answer the digit in the one's place
ex: for 281, 1 is in the units place
consecutive numbers - answer any series of numbers listed in teh order they appear on
the number line
ex: 3, 4, 5 or -1, 0, 1, 2
distinct numbers - answer numbers that are different from one another
ex: 2, 7, and 19 are distinct three distinct numbers; 4 and 4 are not distinct numbers
because they are the same
divisible by - answer a number that can be evenly divided by another
ex: 12 is divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12
sum - answer the result of addition
