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LPA Maths Y8T2L
LPA Maths Year 8 Term 2 Lower word list
Term | Definition |
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Symmetry | One half is a mirror image of the other half |
Rotation | Turning a shape |
Reflection | A mirror view |
Translation | Sliding a shape without turning it |
Enlargement | Resizing a shape |
Congruent | Has the same shape and size |
Similar | Has the same shape but a different size |
Object | The original shape |
Image | New shape after the transformation |
Transformation | Changing a shape |
Recurring decimal | A decimal which has a repeated pattern of digits |
Terminating decimal | A decimal that stops |
Tenth | One part out of ten equal parts |
Hundredth | One part out of hundred equal parts |
Thousandth | One part out of thousand equal parts |
Accuracy | How close it is to the real answer |
Estimate | A calculated guess |
Round | Make a number less accurate |
Decimal place | Dot separating the whole number part from the decimal part |
Expression | Number, letters and symbols grouped together |
Equation | States two things are equal |
Formula | A rule written using symbols and letters |
Evaluate | Work out or calculate |
Simplify | Gather like terms |
Squared | Multiplied a number with itself |
Substitute | Swap a letter with a number |
Inverse | Opposite calculation |
Expand | Multiply out brackets |
Linear | An equation with only one answer |