A | B |
whole numbers | {0, 1, 2, 3, . . .} |
integers | {. . . , -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, . . .} |
sum | result of addition |
difference | result of subtraction |
product | result of multiplication |
quotient | result of division |
Two dimensional shapes | Flat shapes, without any height |
Three dimensional shapes | Solid shapes with length, width and height |
Angle | The amount of turn between two lines |
Approximation | An answer that is useful but not exact |
Area | A measure of surface. |
Capacity | The amount of cubic content |
Cuboid | Box shape |
Decimal | A number with a point that separates the units and the tenths. |
Digits | The symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 |
Evaluate | Work out the value |
Frequency Table | Table showing how many of each item |
Imperial Unit | Unit of measurement used historically in UK |
Line Graph | Graph showing how something changes over time. |
Line of symmetry | A mirror line. Whatever is on one side of the line is reflected on the other side. |
Mean | The sum of all the data divided by the number of items. |
Metric | Decimal system of measurement |
Multiple | The numbers in a particular times table. |
Negative Number | A number less than zero. |
Parallel lines | Lines going in the same direction |
Perimeter | The length around the outside of a shape. |
Pie Chart | A chart using a circle split into sectors. |
Prime Number | A number that has exactly two factors |
Product | The result of a multiplication. |
Quadrilateral | A 4 sided shape. |
Range | The biggest number take away the smallest number |
Rectangle | 4 sided shape where all the angles are right angles and opposite sides are the same length. |
Right angle | One quarter of a complete turn. |
Rotational symmetry | A shape can be turned round so it looks the same in more than one position. |
Sequence | A number pattern |
Square numbers | 1, 4, 9, 16, 25, 36, 49.... |
Tally | A method of counting in 5's |
Tesselation | A repeating pattern that leaves no gaps between the shapes. |
Weight | How heavy something is. |
Circumference | Distance around a circle |
Diameter | Distance from one side of the circle to the other through the centre. |
Radius | Distance from centre of circle to circumference |
Formula | General rule or mathematical law |
Grouped data | Data sorted into class intervals |
Median | The middle number when the sata is arranged in order. |
Mode | The most frequently occuring. |
Mixed number | A whole number with a fraction |
Improper fraction | A "top heavy" fraction |
Percentage | Out of 100 |
Pi | The Greek letter approximately equal to 3.14 |
Probability | How likely something is to happen. |
Parallelogram | Quadrilateral where the opposite sides are parallel |
Trapezium | Quadrilateral where one pair of sides are parallel. |
Rhombus | Quadrilateral where all the sides are equal and opposite sides are parallel. |
Equilateral Triangle | Triangle with 3 equal sides. |
Isosceles Triangle | Triangle with 2 equal sides. |
Pentagon | 5 sided shape. |
Hexagon | 6 sided shape. |
Octagon | 8 sided shape. |
Acute angle | Angle less than 90 degrees |
Obtuse angle | Angle greater than 90 degrees but less than 180 degrees |
Reflex angle | Angle greater than 180 degrees. |
Factor | A number that divides exactly into another number, without a remainder. |
Scatter Diagram | Graph used to compare two sets of data |
Line of best fit | Line showing trend on a scatter diagrem |