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7th Grade Math Vocabulary Words and Their Definitions

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sumanswer to an addition problem
differenceanswer to a subtraction problem
productanswer to a multiplication problem
quotientanswer to a division problem
algorithmstep-by-step procedure
addendsnumbers being added together
factorsnumbers being multiplied
graphputting a number on a number ray
coordinatea location on a number ray
divisornumber being divided into another number
dividendthe number being divided
powernumber of times a number is multiplied by itself
perimeterdistance around an object
rayhalf-line
angleunion of two rays sharing common endpoint
vertexcommon endpoint of two rays
right angle90 degree angle
straight angle180 degree angle
acute angleangle between 0 and 90 degrees
obtuse angleangle between 90 and 180 degrees
divisibleable to be divided evenly by another number
prime numbera number which has exactly two factors, one and itself
composite numbera number that has more than two factors
numeratortop number in a fraction
denominatorbottom number in a fraction
Fraction-lineseparates the N and the D, means division
equivalent fractionsfractions that have an equal value
areacovering in square units of a flat surface
multiplescounting by a number, or the product of a selected number and any counting number
cancellationcrossing out of common factors from any N and any D
sequenceset of numbers following a certain rule
scalesize of the marks on a measuring device
averagesum of a group of numbers divided by how many #s there are
unit multiplierused to convert from one unit of measurement to another
meanaverage
medianexact middle of a group of numbers
modenumber most occurring in a group of numbers
heightperpendicular distance from the base to the opposite vertex
LCM (Least Common Multiple)smallest number a group of numbers will divide evenly into
Improper fractiona fraction whose numerator is larger than its denominator
GCF (Greatest Common Factor)Largest number that will divide evenly into a group of numbers
PEMDASOrder of Operations acronym
variableletter or symbol representing a number or expression
ratespeed, how many per unit of time
equivalent equationsequations that have the same solution
reciprocalsflipping the numerator and the denominator
radical expressionan expression that contains a radical sign which indicate the root of the number
radicandnumber under the radical sign
rootthe value or solution to a radical expression
indexwhich root to take
exponential expressionterm or expression raised to a power
volume# of cubic units an object will hold
scientific notationproduct of 2 #s, one is between 1&10 the other is a power of 10
proportionComparison of two ratios
semi-circleHalf of a circle
signed #sAll positive and negative #s
absolute valueany number's distance from zero
polygonclosed figure whose sides are segments
cylinder3-dimensional object whose bases are circles
lineset of all points going infinitely in opposite directions
segmentpart of a line consisting of 2 endpoints and all points in between
plane2-dimensional surface extending infinitely in all directions
parallel lineslines that lie in the same plane and never intersect
perpendicular lineslines that lie in the same plane that intersect at a right angle
oppositestwo numbers whose sum is zero
rectangular coordinatesused to graph points using the x and y axes
lateral surface areaarea of the sides of a 3D object
coefficientthe number or factor being multiplied by the variable
algebraic phrasewriting symbollic algebra with words instead of mathematical notation
trichotomygreater than, less than or equal to relationship of two numbers
percentparts per 100
radiusdistance from center of circle out to the circle
diameterdistance across a circle through the center
circumferencedistance around a circle
piratio of a circle's diameter to its circumference, approx. 3.14
symbols of inclusion(),{},[]
originzero on the number line, intersection of x and y axes
inequalityless than, greater than
quadrilateral4-sided polygon
speedrate, am amount per unit of time


Jim Waychoff

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