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LISD 8th Prereq
Prerequisite and Support Words
Question | Answer |
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area | the number of square units covering a surface of a figure |
circumference | the distance around a circle or its perimeter |
coefficient | "the number in front of the variable, indicating multiplication (example: the 8 in 8x)" |
constant | "a term that does not contain a variable. (In 3x+4, the 4 is a constant.)" |
diameter | the distance across a circle through its center |
difference | the solution to a subtraction problem |
evaluate | to calculate the answer to an expression or equation |
justify | using numbers AND words to support your answer. |
mean | the mathematical average of the data; found by finding the sum of all the data and dividing by the number of data pieces |
measures of central tendency | "numbers or pieces of data that can represent or summarize a whole set of data, such as mean, median, and mode" |
median | the middle number when data is arranged in numerical order |
mode | the number most repeated in a set of data |
origin | "the point (0, 0) in a coordinate plane where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect." |
perfect square | the product of two identical whole numbers; its square root is a whole number |
perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure or the sum of all its sides |
product | the solution to a multiplication problem |
quotient | the solution to a division problem |
radius | the distance from the center of the circle to the edge |
range | difference between the greatest and least pieces of data |
reasonableness | "showing reason or sound judgment; ""a sensible choice""" |
sum | the solution to an addition problem |
surface area | the sum of the areas of the faces of a 3-D figure |
Venn diagram | overlapping circles used to organize data into categories where some information may overlap |