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Mr.Mckinzie Foundation Of Algebra Math Glossary
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03/08/2025

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Absolute Value 

Definition

•The distance of a number from zero; the positive value of a number.

 

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|2(7)-2|=12

|14-2|=12

|12|=12

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Acute Angle

Definition

•A positive angle measuring less than 90 degrees.

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Acute Triangle

Definition

•A triangle each of whose angles measures less than 90 degrees.

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Additive Identity

Definition

•The number zero is called the additive identity because sum of zero and any number is that number.

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Additive Inverse

Definition

•The additive inverse of any number x is the number that gives zero when added to x. The additive inverse of 5 is -5.

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Adjacent Angles

Definition

•Two angles that share both a side and a vertex.

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Angle

Definition

•The union of two rays with a common endpoint, called the vertex.

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Arc

Definition

•A portion of the circumference of a circle.

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Area

Definition

•The number of square units that covers a shape or figure.

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Associative Property Of Addition

Definition

•(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)

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Associative Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•(a×b)×c=a×(b×c)

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Average

Definition

•A number that represents the characteristics of a data set.

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Axis Of Symmetry

Definition

•A line that passes through a figure in such a way that the part of the figure on one side of the line is a mirror reflection of the part on the other side of the line.

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Base

Definition

•The bottom of a plane figure or three-dimensional figure.

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Bisect

Definition

•To divide into two congruent parts.

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Box And Whisker Plot

Definition

•A type of data plot that displays the quartiles and range of a data set.

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Cartesian Coordinates

Definition

•A system in which points on a plane are identified by an ordered pair of numbers, representing the distances to two or three perpendicular axes.

 

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Central Angle

Definition

•An angle that has its vertex at the center of a circle

 

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Chord

Definition

•A line segment that connects two points on a curve.


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Circle

Definition

•The sets of points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a given point, called the center.

 

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Circumference

Definition

•The distance around a circle.

 

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Coefficient

Definition

•A constant that multiplies a variable.

 

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Collinear

Definition

•Points are collinear if they lie on the same line.

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Combination

Definition

•A selection in which order is not important.

 

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Common Factor

Definition

•A factor of two or more numbers.

 

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Common Multiple

Definition

•A multiple of two or more numbers.

 

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Commutative Property Of Addition

Definition

•a+b=b+a.

 

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Commutative Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•a*b=b*a.

 

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Complementary Angles

Definition

•Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.

 

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Composite Number

Definition

•A natural number that is not prime.

 

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Cone

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure with one vertex and a circular base.

 

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Congruent

Definition

•Figures or angles that have the same size and shape.

 

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Constant

Definition

•A value that does not change.

 

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Coordinate Plane

Definition

•The plane determined by a horizontal number line, called the x-axis, and a vertical number line, called the y-axis, intersecting at a point called the origin. Each point in the coordinate plane can be specified by an ordered pair of numbers.

 

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Coplanar

Definition

•Points that lie within the same plane.

 

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Counting Numbers

Definition

•The natural numbers, or the numbers used to count.

 

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Counting Principle

Definition

•If a first event has n outcomes and a second event has m outcomes, then the first event followed by the second event has n times m outcomes.

 

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Cross Product

Definition

•A product found by multiplying the numerator of one fraction by the denominator of another fraction and the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second.

 

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Cube

Definition

•A solid figure with six square faces.

 

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Cylinder

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure having two parallel bases that are congruent circles.

 

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Data

Definition

•Information that is gathered.

 

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Decimal Number

Definition

•The numbers in the base 10 number system, having one or more places to the right of a decimal point.

 

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Degree

Definition

•A unit of measure of an angle.

 

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Denominator

Definition

•The bottom part of a fraction.

 

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Dependent Events

Definition

•Two events in which the outcome of the second is influenced by the outcome of the first.

 

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Diagonal

Definition

•The line segment connecting two nonadjacent vertices in a polygon.

 

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Difference

Definition

•The result of subtracting two numbers.

 

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Digit

Definition

•The ten symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The number 215 has three digits: 2, 1, and 5.

 

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Distributive Property

Definition

•a(b+c)=ab+ac

 

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Dividend

Definition

•In a/b=c, a is the dividend.

 

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Divisor

Definition

•In a/b=c, b is the divisor.

 

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Ellipse

Definition

•The set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances to two fixed points is a constant.

 

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Equation

Definition

•A mathematical statement that says that two expressions have the same value; any number sentence with an =.

 

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Equilateral Triangle

Definition

•A triangle that has three equal sides.

 

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Equivalent Equations

Definition

•Two equations whose solutions are the same.

 

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Equivalent Fractions

Definition

•Fractions that reduce to the same number.

 

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Error Of Measurement

Definition

•The difference between an approximate measurement and the actual measure taken.

 

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Evaluate

Definition

•To substitute number values into an expression.

 

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Even Number

Definition

•A natural number that is divisible by 2.

 

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Event

Definition

•In probability, a set of outcomes.

 

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Exponent

Definition

•A number that indicates the operation of repeated multiplication.

 

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Factor

Definition

•One of two or more expressions that are multiplied together to get a product.

 

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Factoring

Definition

•To break a number into its factors.

 

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Face

Definition

•A flat surface of three-dimensional figure.

 

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Formula

Definition

•A equation that states a rule or a fact.

 

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Fraction

Definition

•A number used to name a part of group or a whole. The number below the bar is the denominator, and the number above the bar is the numerator.

 

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Frequency

Definition

•The number of times a particular item appears in a data set.

 

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Frequency Table

Definition

•A data listing which also lists the frequencies of the data.

 

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Graph

Definition

•A type of drawing used to represent data.

 

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Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Definition

•The largest number that divides two or more numbers evenly.

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Horizontal

Definition

•A line with zero slope.

 

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Hypotenuse

Definition

•The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.

 

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Identity Property Of Addition

Definition

•The sum of any number and 0 is that number.

 

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Identity Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•The product of 1 and any number is that number.

 

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Improper Fraction

Definition

•A fraction with a numerator that is greater than the denominator.

 

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 Independent Events

Definition

•Two events in which the outcome of the second is not affected by the outcome of the first.

 

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Inequality

Definition

•A mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal.

 

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Infinity

Definition

•A limitless quantity.

 

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Inscribed Angle

Definition

•An angle placed inside a circle with its vertex on the circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle.

 

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Inscribed Polygon

Definition

•A polygon placed inside a circle so that each vertex of the polygon touches the circle.

 

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Integers

Definition

•The set of numbers containing zero, the natural numbers, and all the negatives of the natural numbers.

 

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Intercept

Definition

•The x-intercept of a line or curve is the point where it crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept of a line or curve is the point where it crosses the y-axis.

 

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Intercepted arc

Definition

•The arc of a circle with an inscribed anngle.

 

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Interpolation

Definition

•A method for estimating values that lie between two known values.

 

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Interpolation

Definition

•A method for estimating values that lie between two known values.

 

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Intersecting Lines

Definition

•Lines that have one and only one point in common.

 

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Inverse

Definition

•Opposite. -5 is the additive inverse of 5, because their sum is zero. 1/3 is the multiplicative inverse of 3, because their product is 1.

 

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Inverse Operations

Definition

•Two operations that have the opposite effect, such as addition and subtraction.

 

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Irrational Number

Definition

•A number that cannot be expressed as the ratio of two integers.

 

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Isosceles Triangle

Definition

•A triangle with at least two equal sides.

 

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Least Common Denominator

Definition

•The smallest multiple of the denominators of two or more fractions.

 

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Least Common Multiple

Definition

•The smallest nonzero number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.

 

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Like Fractions

Definition

•Fractions that have the same denominator.

 

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Line

Definition

•A straight set of points that extends into infinity in both directions.

 

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Line Of Symmetry

Definition

•Line that divides a geometric figure into two congruent portions.

 

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Line Segment

Definition

•Two points on a line, and all the points between those two points.

 

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Locus

Definition

•A path of points.

 

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Logic

Definition

•The study of sound reasoning.

 

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Lowest Terms

Definition

•Simplest form; when the GCF of the numerator and the denominator of a fraction is 1.

 

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Mean

Definition

•In a data set, the sum of all the data points, divided by the number of the data points; average.

 

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Median

Definition

•The middle number in a data set when the data are put in order; a type of average.

 

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Midpoint

Definition

•A point on a line segment that divides the segment into two congruent segments.

 

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Mixed Number

Definition

•A number written as a whole number and a fraction.

 

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Mode

Definition

•A type of average; the number (or numbers) that occurs most frequently in a set of data.

 

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Multiple

Definition

•A multiple of a number is the product of that number and any other whole number. Zero is a multiple of every number.

 

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Multiplicative Identity

Definition

•The number 1 is the multiplicative identity because multiplying 1 times any number gives that number.

 

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Multiplicative Inverse

Definition

•The reciprocal of a number.

 

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Mutually Exclusive Events

Definition

•Two or more events that cannot occur at that same time.

 

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Natural Numbers

Definition

•The counting numbers.

 

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Negative Number

Definition

•A real number that is less than zero.

 

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Normal

Definition

•Perpendicular.

 

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Number Line

Definition

•A line on which every point represents a real number.

 

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Numerator

Definition

•The top part of a fraction.

 

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Obtuse Angle

Definition

•An angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees.

 

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Obtuse Triangle

Definition

•A triangle with an obtuse angle.

 

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Octagon

Definition

•A polygon with 8 sides.

 

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Odd Number

Definition

•A whole number that is not divisible by 2.

 

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Operation

Definition

•Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division are the basic arithmetic operations.

 

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Opposites

Definition

•Two numbers that lie the same distance from 0 on the number line but in the opposite directions.

 

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Ordered Pair

Definition

•Set of two numbers in which the order has an agreed-upon meaning, such as the Cartesian coordinates (x, y), where the first coordinate represents the horizontal positions, and the second coordinate represents the vertical position.

 

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Origin

Definition

•The point (0, 0) on a coordinate plane, where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect.

 

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Outcome

Definition

•In probability, a possible result of an experiment.

 

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Parallel

Definition

•Two lines are parallel if they are in the same plane and never intersect.

 

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Parallelogram

Definition

•A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel.

 

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Pentagon

Definition

•A five-sided polygon.

 

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Percent

Definition

•A fraction, or ratio, in which the denominator is assumed to be 100. The symbol % is used for percent.

 

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Perimeter

Definition

•The sum of the lengths of the sides of polygon.

 

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Permutation

Definition

•A way to arrange things in which order is important.

 

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Perpendicular

Definition

•Two lines are perpendicular if the angle between them is 90 degrees.

 

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pi

Definition

•The ratio of the circumference of a cicle to its diameter.

 

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Plane

Definition

•A flat surface that stretches into infinity.

 

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Point

Definition

•A location in a plane or in space, having no dimension.

 

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Polygon

Definition

•A closed plane figure made up several line segments that are joined together.

 

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Polyhedron

Definition

•A three-dimensional solid that is bounded by a plane polygons.

 

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Positive Number

Definition

•A real number greater than zero.

 

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Power

Definition

•A number that indicates the operation of repeated multiplication.

 

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Prime Number

Definition

•A number whose only factors are itself and 1.

 

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Probability

Definition

•For an experiment, the total number of successful events divided by the total number of possible events.

 

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Product

Definition

•The result of two numbers being multiplied together.

 

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Proper Fraction

Definition

•A fraction whose numerator is less than its denominator.

 

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Proportion

Definition

•An equation of a fraction in the form: a/b=c/d.

 

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Protractor

Definition

•A device for measuring angles.

 

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Pyramid

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure that has a polygon for its base and whose faces are triangle having a common vertex.

 

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Pythagorean Theorem

Definition

•The theorem that relates the three sides of a right triangle: a^2+b^2=c^2

 

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Quadrant

Definition

•One of the quarters of the plane of the Cartesian coordinate system.

 

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Quadrilateral

Definition

•A polygon with 4 sides.

 

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Quotient

Definition

•The answer to a division problem.

 

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Radius

Definition

•The distance from the center to a point on a circle; the line segment from the center to a point on a circle.

 

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Range

Definition

•In statistics, the difference between the largest and the smallest numbers in a data set.

 

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Rate
Definition

•A ratio that compares different kinds of units.

 

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Ratio

Definition

•A pair of numbers that compares different type of units.

 

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Rational Number

Definition

•A number that can be expressed as the ration of two integers.

 

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Ray

Definition

•Part of a line, with one endpoint, and extending to infinity in one direction.

 

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Real Numbers

Definition

•The combined set of rational numbers and irrational numbers.

 

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Reciprocal

Definition

•The number which, when multiplied times a particular fraction, gives a result of 1.

 

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Rectangle

Definition

•A quadrilateral with four 90-degree angles.

 

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Reflection

Definition

•A transformation resulting from a flip.

 

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Regular Polygon

Definition

•A polygon in which all the angles are equal and all of the sides are equal.

 

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Repeating Decimal

Definition

•A decimal in which the digits endlessly repeat a pattern.

 

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Rhombus

Definition

•A parallelogram with four equal sides.

 

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Right Angle

Definition

•An angle whose measure is 90 degrees.

 

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Right Triangle

Definition

•A triangle that contains a right angle.

 

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Root

Definition

•The root of an equation is the same as the solution to the equation.

 

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Rotation

Definition

•A transformation in which a figure is rotated through a given angle, about a point.

 

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Sample Space

Definition

•For an experiment, the sample space includes all the possible outcomes.

 

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Scale Drawing

Definition

•A drawing that is a reduction or enlargement of the original.

 

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Scalene Triangle

Definition

•A triangle with three unequal sides.

 

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Scattergram

Definition

•A graph with points plotted on a coordinate plane.

 

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Scientific Notation

Definition

•A methos for writing extremely large or small numbers compactly in which the number is shown as the product of two factors.

 

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Set

Definition

•A well-defined group of objects.

 

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Similar
Definition

•Two polygons are similar if their corresponding sides are proportional.

 

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Simplifying

Definition

•Reducing to lowest terms.

 

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Skew Lines

Definition

•Lines that are not in the same plane and that do not intersect.

 

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Slope

Definition

•The steepness of a line expressed as a ratio, using any two points on the line.

 

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Solution

Definition

•The value of a variable that makes an equation true.

 

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Sphere

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure with all points in a space a fixed distance from a given point, called the center.

 

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Square

Definition

•A quadrilateral with four equal sides and four 90 degree angles.

 

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Square Root

Definition

•The square root of x is the number that, when multiplied by itself, gives the number, x.

 

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Statistics

Definition

•The science of collecting, organizing, analyzing data.

 

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Stem And Leaf Plot

Definition

•A technique for organizing data for comparison.

 

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Straight Angle

Definition

•An angle that measures 180 degrees.

 

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Supplementary Angle

Definition

•Two angles are supplementary if their sum is 180 degrees.

 

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Surface Area

Definition

•For a three-dimensional figure, the sum of the area of all the faces.

 

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Terminating Decimal

Definition

•A fraction whose decimal representation contains a finite number of digits.

 

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Translation

Definition

•A transformation, or change in position, resulting from a slide with no turn.

 

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Transformation

Definition

•A change in the position, shape, or size of a geometric figure.

 

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Transversal

Definition

•A line that intersects two sides parallel.

 

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Trapezoid

Definition

•A quadrilateral that has exactly two sides parallel.

 

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Tree Diagram

Definition

•A diagram that shows outcomes of an experiment.

 

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Triangle

Definition

•A three-sides polygon.

 

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Unit Price

Definition

•Price per unit of measure.

 

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Variable

Definition

•A letter used to represent a number value in a expression or an equation.

 

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Vertex

Definition

•The point on an angle where the two sides intersect.

 

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Vertical Angles

Definition

•A pair of opposites angles that is formed by intersecting lines.

 

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Volume

Definition

•A measurement of space, or capacity.

 

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Whole Numbers

Definition

•The set of numbers that includes zero and all of the natural numbers.

 

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X-axis

Definition

•The horizontal axis in a Cartesian coordinate plane.

 

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X-intercept

Definition

•The value of x at the point where a line or curve crosses the x-axis.

 

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Y-axis

Definition

•The vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate system.

 

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Y-intercept

Definition

•The value of y at the point where a curve crosses the y-axis.

 

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Zero

Definition

•The addictive identity; the number that, when added to another number n, gives n.

 

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Zero Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•The product of zero and any number is zero.

 

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