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7th gr. Academic Vocabulary

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Absolute valuedistance between a number and 0 on number line
Addition property of equalityadding same number to each side of an equation produces equivalent equation
Addition property of inequalityadding same number to each side of an inequality the inequality remains true
Additive inverseopposite of a number
Additive inverse propertysum of an integer and its additive inverse is 0
Adjacent angletwo angles that share a common side and same vertex
Associative properties of addition and multiplicationchanging the grouping of addends or factors does not change the sum or product
Capacityamount a container can hold
Center of a circlepoint inside a circle that is same distance from all points on circle
Center of rotationfixed point about which a figure is rotated
Circumferencedistance around a circle
Cumulative properties of addition and multiplicationchanging the order of addends or factors does not change the sum or product
Complimentary anglestwo angles whose measures have a sum of 90 degrees
Composite numberwhole number greater than1 with factors other than itself and 1
Composite solidfigure that is made up of more than one solid
Conesolid that has one circular base and one vertex
Congruent figuresfigures that have exactly the same size and shape
Constant termterm that has a number but no variable
Corresponding anglesmatching angles of two similar figures
Corresponding sidesmatching sides of two similar figures
Cross productsthe products of axd and bxc in a proportion a/b=c/d where b and d not equal to zero
Cubenumber raised to the third power
Dependent eventstwo events such that the occurrence of one event affects the likelihood that the other event will occur
Diameter of a circledistance across a circle through the center
Dilationtransformation in which a figure is enlarged or reduced
Discountdecrease in the original price of an item
Distributive propertymultiply each number in a sum or difference by a number inside parenthesis then evaluate
Division property of equalitydividing each side of an equation by the same number produces an equivalent equation
Division property of inequalitydivide each side of an inequality by same positive number-the inequality remains true and if divide each side by same negative number-the inequality symbol mush be reversed for the inequality to remain true
Equationmathematical sentence that uses an equal sign to show that two expressions are equal
Equivalent equationequations that have the same solution
Eventcollection of one or more favorable outcomes of an equation
Experimental propertyprobability that is based on repeated trials of an experiment
Expressionmathematical phrase containing numbers and/or operations and/or variables
Fair experimentexperiment in which all of the possible outcomes are equally likely
Functionrelationship that pairs each input with exactly one output
Greatest common factorthe largest of the common factors of two or more nonzero whole numbers
Histogrambar graph that shows the frequency of data values in intervals of the same size
Improper fractiona fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator
Independent eventtwo events such that the occurrence of one does not affect the likelihood that the other will occur
Indirect measurementusing similar figures to find a missing measurement that is difficult to find directly
Integersthe set of whole numbers and their opposites
Interestmoney that is paid for the use of money
Inverse operationsoperations that can undo each other such as addition and subtraction or multiplication and division
Isosceles trianglea triangle that hat at least two congruent sides
Leafdigit or digits on the right side of a stem and leaf plot
Least common denominatorthe least common multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions
Least common multiplethesmallest of the common multiples of two or more non-zero whole numbers
Like termsterms of an algebraic expression that have the same variables raised to the same power
Line of reflectiona line that a figure is flipped across to create a mirror image of the original figure
Line segmentpart of a line that has two points called endpoints and all the points on the line between the endpoints
Markupan increase from the original cost to the selling price
Meanthe sum of all values in a data set divided by the number of data values
Medianin a data set with an odd number of values the median is the middle data value. In a data set with an even number of values the median is the mean of the two middle values
Modethe data values that occur the most often
Mixed numbera number that has a whole number and a fraction part
Neta two dimensional representation of a solid
Numeratorthe number abover the fraction bar in a fraction
Obtuse angleand angle whose measure is greater than 90 dgress and less than 180 dgrees
Oppositestwo numbers that are the same distance from 0 but on opposite sides of 0
Ordered pairpair of number used to locate a point on a corrdinate plane
Originthe point represented by the ordered pair (0
Outcomea possible result of an experiment
Outliera data value that is much greater or much less than other values
Outcomea number produced by evaluating a function using a given input
Parallelograma quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides
Percenta ratio whose denominator is 100
Percent of changethe percent a quantity changes from the original amount
Percent of decreasethe percent of change when the original amount decreases
Percent of increasethe percent of change when the original amount increases
Polygonclosed plane figure made up of three or more line segments that intersect only at their endpoints
Principalan amount of money borrowed or deposited
Probabilitya number from 0 to 100 that measure the likelihood that an event will occur
Productthe result when two or more numbers are multiplied
Proportionan equation stating two ratios are equivalent
Quotientthe result of a division
Radius of a circlethe distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle
Random samplea sample in which each member of the population has an equal chance of being selected
Range of a data setthe difference between the greatest value and the least value of a data set
Ratea ratio of two quantities with different units
Ratioa comparison of two quantities using division
Rational numbera number that can be written as the ratio of two integers
Reflectiona transformation in which a figure flips over a line called the line of reflection
Repeating decimala decimal that has a pattern that repeats
Rhombusa parallelogram with 4 sides of equal length
Rotationa transformation in which a figure turns around a point called the center of rotation
Sales taxan additional amount of money charged on items by governments to raise money
Samplea part of the population
Scalea ratio that compares the measurements of a drawing or model to the actual measurements
Scale drawinga proportional three-dimensional drawing of an object
Scale factora scale without units
Similar figuresfigures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size
Sloperatio of the change of y (the ris) to the change in x (the run) between any two points on a line
Stemdigit or digits on the left of a stem and leaf plot
Stem and leaf plota type of data display that uses the digits of data values to organize a set
Surface area of a prismthe sum of the areas of all the faces of a prism
Terminating decimala decimal that ends and does not keep on going
Theorectical probabilitythe ratio of the number of favorable outcomes to the number of possible outcomes when all possible outcomes are equally likely
Transformationchanging a figure into another figure
Translationa transformation in which a figure slides but does not turn


10th grade English Language Arts
Cactus Shadows High School
AZ

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