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Math Words with Multiple Meanings - Picture This Math Word Activities!

Yikes, those pesky polysemous words! These are tricky words that are spelled the same, pronounced the same, but they have different meanings. Polysemous math words are confusing because they mean one thing in real life and another thing in math. Picturing a math word can help! Here are picture flash cards and a matching activity that will help you visualize and learn your math vocabulary. Just practice getting the pictures in your head, along with with the math term and definition. Good luck!

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anglethe space within two lines that meet in a common place or endpoint (vertex),
areathe size of a surface; the amount of space inside the boundary of a flat (2-dimensional) object such as a triangle or circle,
constanta fixed value; in Algebra, a number on its own; the opposite of a variable (in "x + 5 = 9", 5 and 9 are constants),
degreea measure for angles, with 360 degrees in a full rotation;,
evena number divisible by two; even numbers end 2,4,6,8,or 0.,
expressiona math symbol representing a number or a quantity,
factorA whole number that divides exactly into another number; a whole number that multiplies with another number to make a third number,
grossthe total income from sales or earnings,
metera metric unit for measuring length; equal to 100 centimeters,
oddleaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2; numbers such as 3, 5, 7,
operationa math process; the most common are add, subtract, multiply, divide,
orderputting things into their correct place following some rule; example: put numbers in order from highest to lowest,
parallellines that are the same distance apart
powerthis little number symbol says says how many times to use the number in a multiplication; it is written as a small number to the right and above the base number. (82 = 8 × 8 = 64),
plotto draw on a graph or a map; mark points in a systematic order,
primea number divided evenly only by 1, or itself;,
problema question where math is used to work out the answer; some problems use words and some use equations,
producta quantity obtained by multiplication; the number that is the result of multiplying two or more numbers,
rationala real number that can be written as: a fraction (ratio of two numbers); a rational number can be made by dividing two integers (Note: integers have no fractions,
tableNumbers or quantities arranged in rows and columns,
variablea symbol for a number we don't know yet; it is usually a letter like x or y. (Example: in x + 2 = 6,


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