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Number

Overview

– Place value and estimating

– HCF and LCM

– Calculating with powers (indices)

– Zero, negative and fractional indices

– Powers of 10 and standard form

– Surds

Example Key Words

Significant Figure

The first non zero digits of a number

Factors

A number that divides exactly into another number

Multiple

A value in the number’s time table

Indices

Indices show how many times a number or letter has been multiplied by itself.

Standard Form

A way of writing very large and very small numbers using a power of 10

Surd

A surd is an expression that includes a square root and the value is an irrational number