K Math Vocabulary (CCSS)
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| above | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| add | To combine; put together two or more quantities.
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| addend | Any number being added.
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| alike | Same size, quantity, or amount.
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| and | To combine; put together two or more quantities; plus.
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| attribute | A characteristic of an object such as color, shape, size, etc.
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| behind | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| below | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| beside | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| between | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| bigger | Larger in size.
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| by | A preposition that indicates location of an object.
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| category | A collection of things sharing a common attribute.
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| circle | A shape with no sides and no vertices.
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| classify | To sort into categories or to arrange into groups by attribute.
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| compare | To decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal to another number. Can also be used to tell how shapes are alike or different.
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| compose | To put together basic elements. (e.g., numbers or geometric shapes)
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| cone | A solid shape with a circular base, a curved surface, and one vertex.
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| count | To name units of a group one by one in order To determine the total number. Counting tells how many things are in a set.
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| count on | A way to add.
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| cube | A solid shape with six square faces.
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| curve | A line that is rounded.
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| curved surface | A rounded surface.
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| cylinder | A solid shape with two circular bases and a curved surface.
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| data | A collection of information.
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| day | There are 24 hours in a day.
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| decompose | To separate into basic elements. (e.g., numbers or geometric shapes)
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| difference | The result when one number is subtracted from another.
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| cube | A solid shape with six square faces.
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| curve | A line that is rounded.
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| curved surface | A rounded surface.
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| cylinder | A solid shape with two circular bases and a curved surface.
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| data | A collection of information.
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| day | There are 24 hours in a day.
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| decompose | To separate into basic elements. (e.g., numbers or geometric shapes)
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| difference | The result when one number is subtracted from another.
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| different | Not the same; unlike.
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| digit | Any of the symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.
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| eight | One more than seven; one less than nine.
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| eighteen | 10 ones and 8 ones.
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| eleven | 10 ones and 1 one.
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| equal | Having the same amount. (e.g., 4 equals 3 + 1 means that 4 is the same amount as 3 + 1.)
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| equation | A number sentence with an equal sign. The amount on one side of the equal sign has the same value as the amount on the other side.
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| expression | A mathematical phrase without an equal sign.
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| fewer | Smaller quantity or amount.
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| fifteen | 10 ones and 5 ones.
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| fifth | The ordinal number matching the number five in a position or order of things. Fifth is after third and fourth in a sequence.
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| fifty | 5 sets of 10 ones.
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| first | The ordinal number matching the number one. First is before all the others in position or order.
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| five | One more than four; one less than six.
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| flat | Smooth and even. (e.g., plane shapes; two-dimensional shapes)
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| flat surface | A surface that is not curved.
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| four | One more than three; one less than five.
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| fourteen | 10 ones and 4 ones.
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| fourth | The ordinal number matching the number four in a position or order of things. Fourth is after second and third in a sequence.
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| graph | A chart that shows mathematical information.
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| greater than | Greater than is used to compare two numbers when the first number is larger than the second number.(Symbols are not used in Kindergarten.)
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| heavier | Having a weight that is greater than that of another object.
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| height | A measure of how tall something is.
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| hexagon | A plane shape with six straight sides and six vertices.
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| hundred | 10 sets of 10 ones.
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| in front of | A prepositional phrase that indicates location of an object.
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| larger | More.
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| length | A measure of how long something is.
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| less | Having a value that is not as great as another value.
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| less than | Less than is used to compare two numbers when the first number is smaller than the second number. (Symbols are not used in Kindergarten.)
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| lighter | Having a weight that is less than that of another object.
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| longer | A word used when comparing the length of two objects.
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| make ten | A strategy that uses combinations of numbers that add up to ten.
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| match | One-to-one correspondence.
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| minus | A symbol that shows subtraction; take away a quantity.
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| more | Greater quantity or amount.
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| next to | A prepositional phrase that indicates location of an object.
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| nine | One more than eight; one less than ten.
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| nineteen | 10 ones and 9 ones.
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| number | A number indicates how many or how much.
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| number pair | A set of two numbers. (e.g., 1 and 4 are number pairs because together they make another number.)
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| numeral | A symbol used to represent a number. (e.g., 6 and VI are numerals that represent the same number.)
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| object | A material thing that can be seen and touched.
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| one | One more than zero; one less than two.
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| ones | A single unit or object.
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| plus | A symbol that shows addition; combine; put together two or more quantities.
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| quantity | How much there is or how many there are of something.
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| rectangle | A plane shape with 4 sides and 4 square vertices.
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| roll | To move something by turning it over and over.
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| row | An arrangement of numbers or objects from left to right.
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| same | Alike in size, quantity, or amount.
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| same height | Objects with heights that match.
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| same length | Objects with lengths that match.
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| same number | Alike in quantity or amount. (e.g., Both sets have the same number.)
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| same weight | Objects with weights that match.
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| second | The ordinal number matching the number two in a position or order of things. Second is after the first in a sequence.
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| seven | One more than six; one less than eight.
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| seventeen | 10 ones and 7 ones.
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| shape | The form or outline of an object. (e.g., two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes)shorter A word used when comparing the height or length of two objects.
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| side | One of the line segments that makes a flat, two-dimensional shape.
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| sides of equal length | The length of a side tells how long it is from one end to the other end. If the sides are of equal length, it means that they have the same length. (e.g., A square has 4 sides of equal length.)
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| six | One more than five; one less than seven.
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| sixteen | 10 ones and 6 ones.
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| size | How small or big something is.
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| slide | To move something without turning it or lifting it from a surface.
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| smaller | Having a size that is less than that of another object.
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| solid shape | A shape that is not flat; an object that has three dimensions. (i.e., height, length, and width)
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| sort | To group or organize according to shared attributes.
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| sphere | A solid shape with a curved surface.
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| square | A plane shape with 4 sides that are the same length and 4 square vertices.
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| stack | To put one object on top of another.
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| subtract | Take away; remove; compare.
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| sum | The answer to an addition problem.
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| take away | To subtract.
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| taller | A word used when comparing the height of two objects.
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| ten | One more than nine; one less than eleven.
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| tens | Sets of ten ones. (i.e., 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, or 90)
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| third | The ordinal number matching the number three in a position or order of things. Third is after first and second in a sequence.
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| thirteen | 10 ones and 3 ones.
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| three | One more than two; one less than four.
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| three-dimensional shape | A solid shape that has length, width, and height.
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| triangle | A plane shape with 3 straight sides and 3 vertices.
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| twelve | 10 ones and 2 ones.
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| twenty | Two sets of 10 ones.
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| two | One more than one; one less than three.
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| two-dimensional shape | A plane, flat shape that has length and width.
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| vertex | A corner of a shape. (plural - vertices; “corners”)
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| week | There are seven days in a week: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
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| weight | A measure of how heavy something is.
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| zero | No objects; a cardinal number indicating the absence of all units.
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