Question | Answer |
Acute angle | An angle measuring more than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees |
Additional information | Extra facts needed to solve the problem |
Angles | The space between 2 rays with a common endpoint, measured in degrees |
Appropriate | Suitable, would make sense in this situation |
Approximate | Not exact, but close |
Area | Surface space that is measured in square units. |
Bar graph | Graph that uses bars to make comparisons |
Best represents | Best shows or matches |
Calculate | Find the value |
Circular | In the shape of a circle |
Circle graph | Graph that compares parts to a whole |
Circumference | The distance around a circle; the perimeter of a circle |
Combinations | Ways of grouping objects when order doesn’t matter |
Common factor | A number that can evenly divide all the given numbers |
Common multiple | A number that can be evenly divided by all the given numbers |
Complete | Finish |
Conclude | To decide based on information |
Congruent | Having the same size and shape |
Consecutive | Numbers that follow each other in order |
Container | An object that can hold something |
Coordinate grid | A 2-dimensional system of intersecting lines used to graph points |
Coordinates of a point | A pair of numbers that show the location of a point on a graph |
Cube | A 3-dimensional solid shaped like a box where all faces are squares |
Cylinder | A 3-dimensional solid figure shaped like a can with 2 congruent and parallel circular bases |
Cylindrical | Shaped like a cylinder |
Data | A collection of numbers or measurements |
Degrees | Common unit for measuring temperature or angles |
Delete | Erase or get rid of |
Determine | To find out |
Diagram | A simplified drawing |
Diameter | A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle |
Dimensions | Measurements of a shape or solid (ex. length, width and height) |
Distance | How far it is between 2 places |
Double | To multiply by 2 |
Edge | Line that connects 2 faces |
Entire | The whole thing |
Equal | The same |
Equation | Mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign |
Equivalent | Having the same value |
Exactly | Correct in every way |
Examples | Something that can illustrate a given rule |
Expression | A combination of numbers and variables connected by 1 or more operations |
Fair | An equal chance of winning and losing |
Figure | A numeral, a diagram, or a picture of a shape or solid |
Fraction | Ratio of 2 numbers where the denominator is not 0 |
Greatest | Largest |
Greatest common factor | The largest single number that can evenly divide all the given numbers |
Grid | Regular lines that go across and up and down, often on a graph |
Height | Measurement from top to bottom |
Hexagon | A polygon with six sides. |
Identify | To find or recognize |
Integers | All whole numbers (both positive and negative) and zero. |
Interior angle | Angle inside a shape |
Intersect | Crosses |
Isosceles triangle | A triangle with only 2 equal sides |
Least | Smallest |
Length | How long something is from end to end |
Line Graph | Graph to show change over time |
Line segment | A part of a line that has 2 endpoints |
Line plot | Diagram showing frequency of data on a number line |
Maximum | The largest |
Mean | The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers. Also known as the average. |
Measure of angle | How many degrees between the angle’s rays |
Median | A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle |
Mode | In a group of values, the value that occurs most often. |
Obtuse angle | An angle measuring more than 90º |
Order | To place according to numerical value; least to greatest or greatest to least |
Ordered pairs | 2 numbers listed in a specific order, it describes the location of a point on the coordinate plane |
Parallelogram | A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides. |
Percent | The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred). The symbol % |
Perimeter | The distance around a figure. |
Pi | It has an approximate value of 3.14; symbol is ¶ |
Place value | The value of each digit in a number based on its placement in the number |
Polygon | Three or more line segments in a plane that forms a closed figure. Position |
Position | The location of something |
Predicted | To say what will happen in the future based on what is known now |
Previous | Came before |
Prime factor | A prime number that can evenly divide a given number |
Prime factorization | When a number is written as a product of prime factors |
Probability | The likelihood that an event will occur. |
Procedure | An official way of doing something |
Product | The result of a multiplication problem |
Quadrilateral | A polygon that has four sides. |
Quotient | The result of a division problem |
Radius | A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the edge |
Random | To happen by chance |
Range | The difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers. |
Ratio | A comparison of the two values of two numbers |
Reasonable | Makes sense |
Record | To write down |
Rectangle | A parallelogram with four right angles |
Rectangular prism | A 3-dimensional solid where all 6 faces are rectangles |
Regular polygon | A shape where all sides are equal |
Relationship | The way in which 2 or more things are connected |
Revolution | One complete turn |
Rhombus | A parallelogram with all sides equal |
Right angle | An angle that measures 90 degrees |
Scale | The ratio of the actual measurements of something and those of a diagram or map of it |
Section | A part of something |
Sequence | A pattern following an order or rule |
Set | Group of numbers or objects |
Side | Line segment that is part of the perimeter of a figure |
Similar | Same shape, different size |
Square | To multiply a number by itself |
Square unit | A unit for measuring area |
Stem and leaf plot | An arrangement of numbers that separates digits into columns |
Straight angle | An angle that measures 180º |
Sum | The result of an addition problem |
Support | To back up |
Surface area | The area of the outside of a 3-dimensional solid |
Survey | A gathering of data or opinions |
Table | An arrangement of data in rows and columns |
Temperature | How hot or cold something is |
Trapezoid | A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides |
Tree diagram | A diagram with branches showing all the possible outcomes of a situation |
Triangle | A 3 sided polygon |
Twice | To multiply by 2 |
Vertex | Corner |
Volume | Amount of space inside a container; how much something can hold |
Weight | The pull of gravity on an object; measured in pounds and ounces or kilograms and grams |
X-axis | The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph |
X-coordinate | The value on the x-axis used to locate a point on the graph. It is the first value in an ordered pair. |
Y-axis | The vertical number line of a coordinate graph |
Y-coordinate | The value on the y-axis used to locate a point on the graph. It is the second value in an ordered pair |