What's a good word for a little something that you have to remember sometimes.?

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What's a good word for a little something that you have to remember sometimes.?

I'm talking about math problems and some of them have little nuances or issues. Like sometimes, in about 1/4 of inequalities problems, you have to remember to switch the inequality when multiplying or dividing by a negative. What's the best word for this for kids 11-18. Nuances, issues...?

2007-02-19 13:11:38 · 4 answers · asked by Steven 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay

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I would just call it a trick. As in "what's the trick for remembering what to do here?"

2007-02-19 13:19:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Technique; rule; principle.

2007-02-19 21:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by greenhorn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋

mnemonics

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mnemonics

2007-02-19 21:28:56 · answer #3 · answered by whatever 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋

I agree with Kacky...:-)

2007-02-19 21:20:31 · answer #4 · answered by ♥WestlifeForLife♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋