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Math vocabulary - grade four OR "Yes, you really have to know this."

All of these terms are taken from your textbook glossary. Understanding the language of math will help you become a better problem solver.

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acute anglean angle less than a right angle
addendsthe numbers that are added
angletwo rays with a common endpoint
acute anglean adorable baby angle
areathe number pf squar eunits needed to cover a region
arrayan arrangement of objects or numbers in rows and columns
averagethe sum of the addends divided by the number of addends
capacitythe amount a container can hold
centera point within a circle or sphere that is the same distance from all points on the circle or sphere
centersomeone who collects pennies
hexagona polygon with six sides and vertices
centimetera metric unit used to measure length (cm)
centimeterabout the length of your fingernail
century100 years
circlea closed plane figure in which all points are the same distance from a point called the center
circumferencethe distance around a circle
closed figurea path that begins and ends at the same point
closed figurea figure shut down for repairs
composite numbera whole number greater than one with more than two factors
conea space figure with one circular flat surface and one curved surface that form a point
coneice cream holder
congruentfigures that have the same size and shape
cubea space figure with six congruent square faces
cupa customary unit used to measure capacity (c)
grapha drawing used to show information
cup8 fluid ounces
cylindera space figure with two bases that are congruent circles
cylindersoup can
cylinderMartian space craft as described by H. G. Wells
datainformation that is gathered
decadeten years
decadetasty drink made from decs
decimala number with one or more places to the right of the decimal point
degree Celsiusmetric unit used to measure temperature
CelsiusC
degree Fahrenheitcustomary unit used to measure temperature
FahrenheitF
Fahrenheithow tall Fahren will grow
Celsiuswhen Cel looks our way
denominatorthe number below the fraction bar in a fraction
diametera line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has both endpoints on the circle
diametercreates two equal semicircles
digitany of the ten symbols in our number system
dividendthe number to be divided
dividendcould be a numerator
dividendthe finish of a divid
divisablea number is divisable by another number if the remainder is 0 after dividing
divisorthe number by which another number is divided
divisorcould be a denominator
doublesfacts in which the same number is added to itself or multiplied by itself
edgea segment where two plane faces of a space figure meet
elapsed timethe amount of time that has passed
endpointa point at the end of a line segment or a ray
equivalent fractionsfractions that are the same amount
equivalent fractions1/2 = 2/4 = 50/100
estimatean approximate rather that an exact answer
expanded forma number written as the sum of the value of its digits
expanded form1,000 + 200 + 30 + 4 = 1,234
facea flat surface of a space figure
facewhat you might make when served oyster and broccoli ice cream
factorsthe numbers multiplied to give a product
fractiona number that names part of a set or region
fraction3/8, 11/17, 2/3, etc.
gallona customary unit used to measure capacity (gal)
gallon4 quarts, 8 pints, 16 cups
impossiblecannot occur
improper fractiona fraction in which the numerator is greater than or equal to the denominator
improper fractionits value is greater than or equal to one
incha customary unit used to measure length (in)
inch1/12 of a foot
intersecting lineslines that meet or cross at one point
inverse operationstwo operations with the opposite effect
inverse operationsmultiplication and division
inverse operationsaddition and subtraction
inverse operationputting your appendix back in
kilograma metric unit used to measure mass (kg)
kilograma device used to batter down the door of Kilog's castle
kilometera metric unit used to measure length (km)
kilogram1000 g
kilometer1000 m
grama metric unit used to measure mass (g)
gramabout the mass of a paper clip
leap yearyear when a day is added to February
linea straight path that goes on and on in opposite directions
line grapha graph used to show change over a period of time
line of symmetrya line on which a figure can be folded so that both sides match
line segmenta part of a line that has two endpoints
litera metric unit used to measure capacity (L)
liter1000 mL
meanthe average of a set of numbers
meanno teacher ever is
medianthe middle number in a set of data when the data are arranged in order from least to greatest
milea customary unit used to measure length (mi)
milefrom PQ to Kingsley's
millennium1,000 years
millilitera metric unit used to measure capacity (mL)
millimetera metric unit used to measure length (mm)
millimeter1/10 cm
houra unit of time equal to 60 minutes (h)
minutea unit of time equal to 60 seconds
mixed numbera number written as a whole number and a fraction
mixed decimala number written as a whole number and a decimal
modethe number or numbers that ocur most often in a collection of data
modegoes well with "pie ala..."
multiplethe product of a whole number and and any other whole number
number linea line that shows numbers in order
number linewhere you hang wet numbers to dry
numeratorthe number above the fraction bar in a fraction
obtuse anglean angle greater than a right angle
obtuse anglean angle that doesn't get it
octagona polygon with eight sides and eight vertices
ordered paira pair of numbers that give the location of a point on a map or a graph
ordered pairfruit dessert order written by a waitor who can't spell
ouncea customary unit used to measure weight (oz)
ounceanother name for Dorothy's dreamworld
parallel lineslines that never intersect
parallel lineslines that don't like one another
pentagona polygon with five sides and five vertices
perimeterthe distance around a polygon
perimeterused to measure peris
perioda group of three digits separated from other digits of a number by a comma
perpendiculartwo lines that intersect to form four right angles
pinta customary unit used to measure capacity (pt)
pintequals 2 c or 16 fluid oz
pintif Laura Ingalls were twins
planea flat surface that goes on and on in all directions
plane figurea gemetric figure whose pointa are all in one plane
pointan exact location in space
polygona closed figure with sides that are all line segments
polygonwhen your parrot leaves home
pounda customary unit used to measure weight (lb)
pound16 oz
predictto make a statement about what might happen
prime numbera whole number greater than one with only two factors - 1 and itself
prime number2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17 19, 23 ...
probabilitythe chance that an event will occur
productthe answer in multiplication
quadrilaterala polygon with four sides and four vertices
quarta customary unit used to measure capacity (qt)
quart2 pt or 4 c
quotientthe answer in division
radiusa line segment with one endpoint on the circle and the other endpoint at the center
rangethe difference between the greatest number and the least number in a set of data
raya part of a line that has one endpoint and goes on and on in one direction
rectanglea polygon with four right angles and four sides
rectangular prisma space figure whose faces are all rectangles
rectangular prisma cereal box
remainderthe number that is left after dividing
right anglean angle that has the shape of a square corner
right angleninety degrees
roundingexpressing a number to the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, and so on
sidea line segment that is part of a plane figure
similarfigures that are the same shape, not necessarily the same size
space figurea figure whose points are in more than one plane
spherea space figure shaped like a round ball
squarea polygon with four equal sides and four right angles
square pyramida space figure with a square base and faces that are triangles with a common vertex
square pyramidwhere they buried the pharaohs who weren't hip
sumthe answer in addition
symmetrywhen a figure is folded along a line so that the two parts match exactly
tablespoona unit used to measure capacity (tbsp)
tablespoonthree tsp
teaspoona unit used to measure capacity (tsp)
teaspoon1/3 tbsp
tona customary unit used to measure weight (T)
ton2,000 lb
tonhow much homework you complain about each night
trianglea polygon with three sides and three vertices
vertexthe point where two rays meet
vertexthe point of intersection of three edges of a space figure
volumethe number of cubic units that fit inside a space figure
yarda customary unit used to measure length (yd)
yard3 ft

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