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Math Vocabulary Fun

Review of the math vocabulary needed for fourth and fifth graders.

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right anglean angle that forms a corner and measures 90 degrees
obtuse anglean angle that measures greater than 90 degrees
acute anglean angle that measures less than 90 degrees
benchmarknumbers like 10, 25, 50, and 100 used to help make estimates
factora number multiplied by another number to find a product
edgeis formed when 2 faces of a solid figure meet
basea face of a solid figure by which the figure is measured or names
intervaldistance between the numbers on the scale of a graph
similar figuresfigures that have the same shape but may not have the same size
congruent figuresfigures that have the same size and same shape
line symmetryline divides a figure so that the two parts of the figure are congruent
massthe measure of quanity of an object
mode the number that occurs most often in a list of data
multiplea number that is the product of a given number and another whole number
meanone way to find a number that represents all the numbers in a set, an average
medianthe middle number in an ordered series of numbers
scaleseries of numbers placed at fixed distances on a graph
rotationfigure turned around a point
translationwhen a figure slides in any direction
reflectionwhen a figure is flipped across a line
ordered paira pair of numbers used to locate a point on a grid
parallel lineslines in a plane that stay exactly the same distance apart
perpendicular lines2 lines that intersect to form right angles
perimeterthe distance around a figure
areathe number of square units needed to cover a surface
volumethe measure of space a solid figure occupies
numeratorthe top number of a fraction
denominatorthe bottom number of a fraction
bar grapha graph that compares facts about groups
line graphshows how data changes over time
circle graphgraph in the shape of a circle that shows fractions, percent, or decimals as part of a whole


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