Matching Pairs Lesson 23 VocabularyOnline version Match the term, definition, and example. by Tracy Harrison 1 Vertical 2 Integers: The set of whole numbers and their opposites. 3 Horizontal 4 Opposite Numbers: Numbers that are the same distance from 0 on the number line but in opposite directions. Opposite numbers have the same numeral, but opposite signs. 5 Negative Numbers: Numbers that are less than 0. They are located to the left of 0 on a horizontal number line and below 0 on a vertical number line. 6 rational number a number that can be expressed as the fraction a/b or the opposite of a/b where a and b are whole numbers and b ≠ 0. Rational numbers can also be expressed as a decimal. 7 Elevation 8 Positive Numbers: Numbers that are greater than 0. They are located to the right of 0 on a horizontal number line and above 0 on a vertical number line. 9 Whole Numbers: The numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . Whole numbers are nonnegative and have no fractional part. Positioned side to side rather than up and down. Positioned up and down rather than side to side. Height above or below a given level, often sea level.