1. the reciprocal of a number; the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1

additive inverse
2. the opposite or negative of a number; the sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0
commutative property
3. the number 1; when multiplied by any number, the value of the number does not change
multiplicative inverse
4. a property of the real numbers which states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the value
multiplicative identity
5. the number 0; when added to any number, the value of the number does not change
associative property
6. a property of the real numbers which states that how numbers are grouped in a sum or product does not change the value
additive identity

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Here is the corrected matching of the definitions with the terms:

  1. The reciprocal of a number; the product of a number and its multiplicative inverse is 1
    Term: multiplicative inverse

  2. The opposite or negative of a number; the sum of a number and its additive inverse is 0
    Term: additive inverse

  3. The number 1; when multiplied by any number, the value of the number does not change
    Term: multiplicative identity

  4. A property of the real numbers which states that the order in which numbers are added or multiplied does not change the value
    Term: commutative property

  5. The number 0; when added to any number, the value of the number does not change
    Term: additive identity

  6. A property of the real numbers which states that how numbers are grouped in a sum or product does not change the value
    Term: associative property

So, the answers match up as follows:

1 → multiplicative inverse
2 → additive inverse
3 → multiplicative identity
4 → commutative property
5 → additive identity
6 → associative property