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Math Vocabulary

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absolute valuedistance from zero on a number line
acute angleangle with less than 90 degrees
arealength x width
adjacent anglesangles that share a common vertex and common side
averagethe number found by dividing the sum of a group of numbers by the number of addends
circlea closed figure in which every point is the same distance from a given point called the center
coefficienta value by which a variable is multiplied
decagona polygon with 10 sides
differencesubtract
dividendthe number that is divided in a division problem
denominatorthe number below the bar in a fraction
numeratorthe number above the bar in a fraction
diameterany chord that passes through the center of the circle, all the way across a circle
radiushalf of a circle
degreea unit used to measure angles
equationa mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign to show that 2 expressions are equal
estimateabout how much or how many, close to the exact amount
even numbera whole number that is a multiple of 2, can be divided by 2
evaluateto calculate the numerical value of, solve
exponentthe number in a power that tells how many times the base is used as a factor or is multiplied
expressiona number, a variable or any combination of numbers variables, operations signs, no equal sign
irrational numbernon=terminating, non-repeating decimals that cannot be expressed as a ration of 2 integers
integersset of positive whole numbers and their opposites (negatives) and 0
improper fractiona fraction in which the numerator is greater than the or equal to the denominator
meanaverage
medianwhen numbers are ordered least to greatest, the number in the middle
modethe number tha occurs most often in a set of data
mixed numbera number that is the sum of a whole number and a fraction
number linea line on which real numbers are assigned points
obtuse anglean angle with a measurement greater than 90 degrees
octagona polygon with 8 sides
odd numbera whole number that is not a multiple of 2
parallel lineslines that are in teh same plane and do not intersect, the distance between the lines is the same everywhere
pereach
percentper hundred
perpendiculartwo lines or line segments that intersect or meet to form right angles
pointan exact location in space, represented by a dot
positive numbersnumbers that are greater than zero
probabilitythe likelihood of an event occurring
productthe answer in a multiplication problem
ratioa comparison of 2 numbers by division
rangethe difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data
terma number in a sentence
variablein an algebraic expression, a letter or symbol that represents a number


EC Teacher
Walter Johnson Middle
NC

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