Math Vocabulary

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Absolute Value- The number of units a number is from zero on the number line.
Adjacent- Next to, adjoining.
ApproximateAlmost exact or correct.
Area--The number of square units contained in the interior of a figure.
Average-The sum of a group of numbers divided by the amount of numbers.
Also no!n as the mean.
Bar Graph-- A. graph that uses rectangular bars to sho! and compare data.
BisectTo cut or divide into two equal parts.
Central Tendency Statistical data measured by the mean, mode, and median.
Circle GraphA. graph that shows data by dividing a circle into sections that represent the
parts of a whole. Also called a pie graph.
CircumferenceThe distance around a circle.
Complementary AnglesA pair of angles whose sum is 90.
Coordinate PlaneA place that has a vertical axis and a hori!ontal axis that intersect in a
point called the origin.
CoordinateThe numbers in an ordered pair of numbers.
DataA collection of facts that can be organi!ed and presented in tables or graphs.
DenominatorThe expression written below the line in a common fraction that indicates
the number of parts into which one whole is divided.
DiagonalA line segment that connects two non"consecutive vertices in a polygon.
DiameterA line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints
on the circle.
Difference#he answer to a subtraction problem. Dilation
#he process of reducing or enlarging an image.
DiidendThe number being divided in a division problem.
Diisor#he number that divides a quantity in a division problem.
DomainThe set of all first coordinates of a relation $the x"values in an ordered pair%.
!"uialent&aving the same value.
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!stimation'sing approximate values that are easier to wor( with.
!aluateTo calculate the numerical value.
!xponent#he number of times the base is used as a factor.
!xpressionA combination of numbers and variables connected by one or more signs of
operation.
!xterior AngleAn angle that forms a linear pair with an interior angle of a polygon.
FactorOne of two or more quantities that divide a given quantity without a remainder.
Frequency#he number of times a value appears in a collection of data,
#ront !nd !stimationA form of estimation that uses only the first digit in each number.
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Graph 1. A diagram that shows the relation between two sets of numbers as a set of
points having coordinates determined by the relation. 0. A pictorial device such as a pie
chart used to illustrate the relationship between quantities.
$ne"ualityAny mathematical sentence that contains 1, 2, 3
Integer#he set of whole numbers and their opposites.
$nterceptThe distance from the origin to the point which a line, curve, or surface
intersects a coordinate axis.
$nterest#he amount of money that is paid or charged for the use of money over a certain
period of time.
$nterior Angle1. Any of the four angles formed between two straight lines intersect by
a third straight line. 0. #he angle formed inside a polygon by two ad4acent sides.
%ine GraphA graph hi which connected line segments show the changes in data over
time.
&edian1. A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing
the middle value of the group. 0. A segment that 4oins a vertex of the triangle and the
midpoint of the opposite side. #. A segment joining the midpoint of the legs of a
trapezoid.
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&odeThe number item that appears most often in a set of data.
'umeratorThe expression written above the line in a common fraction to indicate the
number of parts of the whole.
(pposite1. 5laced or located directly across from or facing each other.
0. 6i(e numbers with opposite signs whose sum is !ero.
(rdered PairA pair of numbers that correspond to a point in a coordinate plane.
OutcomeOne possible result of an experiment or activity.
ParallelBeing an equal distance apart everywhere.
ParallelogramA. quadrilateral that has two pairs of parallel sides.
Perimeter #he distance around a geometric figure.
%erpendicular -&ntersecting to form a right angle.
Polygon#hree or more line segments in a plane that forms a closed figure.
Prime 'umber-A number !ith only t!o factors one and itself.
PrincipalAmount of money on which interest is paid or charged.
ProbabilityThe ratio that tells how li(ely it is that an event will occur.
ProductThe result when two values or expressions are multiplied.
ProportionAn equation stating that two ratios are equal.
)uadrant -- One-ourth of a coordinate plane, as divided by the x" and y" axis.
)uotientThe number obtained by dividing one quantity by another.
*adius1. A line segment that 4oins the center of the circle with any point on its
circumference. 0. A line segment that 4oins the center of a regular polygon at any of its
vertices.
*ange- +. The difference bet!een the least and greatest values in a set of data.
'. The set of all second coordinates of a relation (the y values in an ordered
pair).
*atioA comparison of two numbers by division.
*eciprocalA! number related to another so that when multiplied together their product is
1.
*eflectionA. transformation that flips a figure over a line called the line of reflection.
"otation A transformation that turns a figure about a point or an axis.
#ampleA randomly selected group chosen for the purpose of collecting data.
,cale 1. A system of notation in which the values of numerical expressions are
determined by their places relative to the chosen base of the system7 decimal scale. 0. A
system of ordered mar(s at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement.
,imilar8igures that have the same shape but are not necessarily the same si!e.
#imulation#he process of acting out a problem.
#upplementary Angles- A. pair of angles whose sum is 1+0.
TransformationAn. operation on a geometric figure.
TranslationA. transformation that moves all of the points in plane a fixed distance in a
given direction.