Less Than/Lowest Terms/Measure/Measure of a Set

LESS THANSmaller than something else. In less than the symbol “<“ means that the number to the left of the symbol is smaller than the number to the right of the symbol. Example: 104 < 140; 5 + 6 < 6 + 6; 1/6 < 1/4

LOWEST TERMSA fraction is in the lowest or simplest form if the numerator and denominator have no other common factors besides 1. Example: The lowest terms of 8/32 is 1/4

MEASURETo find or show the size, weight or amount of something.

MEASURE OF A SETEach thing belonging to a set is a member of the set. It is also called an element of the set. Example: In a set, A = {R, S, T}, R, S, and T are members/elements of set A.

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