Odd number (English)
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Definition (keystage 1)
An odd number of things cannot be shared equally between two people. There will always be one thing left over.
When you count, odd numbers and even numbers come one after another - odd, even, odd, even ... So, an odd number is a counting number that ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.
When you count, odd numbers and even numbers come one after another - odd, even, odd, even ... So, an odd number is a counting number that ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9.
Definition (keystage 2)
A whole number which, when divided by two, always leaves a remainder of 1.
E.g. 15/2 = 7 remainder 1, hence fifteen is an odd number.
When counting, odd numbers alternate with even numbers - odd, even, odd, even . . . . .
E.g. 15/2 = 7 remainder 1, hence fifteen is an odd number.
When counting, odd numbers alternate with even numbers - odd, even, odd, even . . . . .
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