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LPA Maths Y8T1L
LPA Maths Year 8 Term 1 Lower word list
Term | Definition |
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Negative | A number less than zero |
Positive | A number greater than zero |
Factor | A whole number that divides exactly into another number |
Multiple | A number from a given times-table |
Prime | A number that can only be divided by itself and one |
Consecutive | Numbers that follow each other in a sequence |
Infinite | Unable to be counted or unlimited |
Sequence | An ordered list of numbers or shapes that follow a pattern or rule |
Term | One of the items in a sequence |
Generate | Find the next term |
Scatter graph | A diagram to show a relationship between two variables |
Correlation | Describes the connection between two sets of data |
Relationship | A link between two things |
Primary data | Data you collect first hand |
Secondary data | Data someone else has collected |
Discrete data | Can only take certain values (counted data) |
Continuous data | Can take any value (measured data) |
Sample | Section from a group of data |
Census | Collect data from the entire population |
Data | Facts, numbers or measurements collected |
Fraction | A part of a number or whole |
Mixed number | A number with a whole and a fraction part |
Unit fraction | A fraction with a numerator of one |
Numerator | Number on the top of a fraction |
Denominator | Number on the bottom of a fraction |
Improper fraction | A fraction larger than one whole |
Simplest form | Reduce the fraction numbers to their lowest possible values |
Cancel | Divide numerator and denominator by the same number |
Common denominator | The same denominator shared by two or more fractions |
Equivalent | Of the same value, even if they look different |