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MA76 vocabulary study guide

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sumanswer to and addition problem
differenceanswer to a subtraction problem
addendsnumbers being added together
productanswer to a multiplication problem
factorsnumbers being multiplied together
quotientanswer to a division problem
numeratortop number in a fraction, the dividend
denominatorbottom number in a fraction, the divisor
dividendnumber being divided
divisornumber being divided by
metric systemmeasurement based on powers of 10
U.S. measurementmeasurement based on inches, feet, yards, and miles
perimeterdistance around an object
counting #snumbers in the sequence 1.2.3.4….
whole #snumbers in the sequence 0,1,2,3,4…
sequenceordered set of numbers following a certain rule
scalehow big the parts are in a unit of measurement
oppositestwo numbers whose sum is zero
integersset of all counting numbers, their opposites and zero
roundingexpressing a number as another to a different place value
averagesum of a set of numbers divided by how many numbers there are
line graphdisplays numerical information as points on a line
divisiblecan be divided evenly into
GCFthe largest number that can be divided evenly into a set of numbers
multiplesset of numbers obtained when you count by a particular number
LCMthe smallest number a group of numbers can divide evenly into
reciprocalsthe fraction you get when you invert any other fraction
areathe number of square units that cover a flat surface
expanded notationsum of each digit times its place value
percentparts per 100
improper fractionfraction whose numerator is bigger than its denominator
mixed numbera number containing a whole # part and a fractional part
lineset of all points going in two opposite directions
rayhalf-line
segmentpart of a line with two end points
planeflat surface going forever in all directions
paralleltwo lines that never intersect
perpendiculartwo lines that form a right angle
intersecttwo lines that cross each other
right angle90 degree angle
coordinate planea plane broken into quadrants and the x and y axis
originzero, middle of coordinate plane
coordinatesthe location of a point on the coordinate plane
exponentsthe power, number of times a number is multiplied by itself
polygonclosed figure whose sides are segments
vertexcommon endpoint of two rays, the corner of the angle
regularall sides are equal
prime factorizationwriting a number as product of primes
ratiocomparison of two or more things
PEMDASOrder of Operations acronym
facestwo dimensional shapes on outside of a geometric solid
edgesthe segment where two faces come together
vertices of a polygonthe points where three or more faces come together
probabilitydesired outcome divided by possible outcomes
circumferencedistance around a circle
radiussegment from the center of a circle out to the circle (halfway across)
diametersegment all the way across a circle through the center
proportioncomparison of two ratios


Jim Waychoff

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