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Math Vocabulary List

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Definition
Acute Angle   An angle with a measure greater than 0 and less than 90.  
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Acute Triangle   A triangle having three acute angles.  
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Adjacent Angles   Angles that have the same vertex,share a common side and don't overlap.  
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Base   In a power, the number used as a factor.  
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Complementary Angles   Two angles are complementary if the sum of their measure is 90.  
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Congruent   Having the same measure.  
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Cross Section   The cross section of a solid and a plane.  
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Edge   The line segment where two faces of a polyhedron intersect.  
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Equilateral Triangle   A triangle having three congruent sides.  
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Face   A flat surface of a polyhedron.  
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Isosceles Triangle   A triangle having at least two congruent sides.  
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Obtuse Angle   Any angle that measures greater than 90 less than 180.  
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Obtuse Triangle   A triangle having one obtuse angle.  
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Polyhedron   A three-dimensional figure with faces that are polygons.  
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Prism   A polyhedron with two parallel congruent faces called bases.  
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Pyrimid   A polyhedron with one base that is a polygon and three or more triangular faces that meet at a common vertex.  
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Right Angle   An angle that measures exactly 90.  
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Right Triangle   A triangle having one right angle.  
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Scalene Triangle   A triangle having no congruent sides.  
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Straight Angle   An angle that measures exactly 180.  
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Supplementary Angles   Two angles are supplementary if their sum measures 180.  
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Triangle   A figure with three sides and three angles.  
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Vertex   A vertex of an angle is the common endpoint of the rays forming the angle.  
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Vertical angles   Opposite angles formed by the intersection of two lines.  
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