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Prerequisite PACE
Vocabulary Essential for 7th Grade PACE
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. |
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. |
Venn diagram | overlapping circles used to organize data into categories where some information may overlap. |