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prime numbera whole number that has exactly two unique factors, 1 and the number itself
composite numbera number that has more then two factors
algebrathe language of symbols
variableis a symbol used to repersent a number os some other unknown quantity
equationa number sentence
arealength X width
bar graphused to compare categories of data
frequencythe number of time an item occurs
line graphsshows trends over time
histogramtype of bar graph used to display data in an organized intervals of equal size
line plotshow the frequency of data on a number line
meanis the sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data
medianis the middle number
modethe number that occurs most often
negative numbersnumbers less then zero
positive numbersnumbers greater then zero
integerspositive whole numbers, their opposites, and zero
common factorsfactors that are shared by two or more numbers
greatest common factorGCF
equivalent fractionsfractions that have the same value
mixed numbera whole number and a fraction
least common mulitpleLCM
mulitplea number is the product of the number and any whole number
least common denominatorLCD
x-axishorizontal number line
y-axisa vertical number line
like fractionsfractions with the same denominator
unlike fractionsfractions with different denominator
quotientanswer to a division problem
dividendinside the house
divisoroutside the house
improper fractionthe denominator is larger then the numerator
reciprocalsthe opposite fraction
circle grapha graph the shows parts of a whole
percentcompares a number to 100
angletwo rays that have a common endpoint
degreea unit of measure for temperature and measuring angles
intersecting linesline that meet or cross at a point
line segmenta part of a line between two endpoints
parallel lineslines that are the same distance apart and do not intersect
perpendicular lineslines that meet or cross each other to form a right angle
quadrilateralhas four sides and four angles
right angleexaclty 90 degrees
acute angleless then 90 degrees
obtuse anglegreater then 90 degrees but less then 180
straight angleexactly 180 degrees
congruent angleshave the same measure
acute triangleall acute angles
right triangleone right angle
obtuse triangleone obtuse angle
scalene triangleno congruent sides
isosceles triangleat least two congruent sides
equilateral trianglethree congruent sides
rectangleopposite sides are parallel, four right angles, opposite sides congruent
squareall sides congruent, all angles right, opposite sides parallel
parallelogramopposite sides congruent, opposite sides parallel, opposite angles congruent
rhombusall sides congruent, opposite sides parallel, opposite angles congruent
trapezoidexactly one pair of opposite sides parallel
perimeterdistance around a shape
surface areathe area of the surface of a 3-dimensional figure
volumethe number of cubic units needed to fill a 3-D figure or solid figure
area of a triangleA=1/2bh
area of a parallelogramA=bh


5th grade Language Arts
Meadowview Elementary

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