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vocab quiz 3

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Term
Definition
Ordered Triple   Three numbers written in the form (x, y, z).  
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n-tuple   n numbers written in the form (x1, x2, x3, . . . , xn).  
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Orthocenter of a triangle   The point where three altitudes of a triangle intersect.  
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Outcome   The result of an experiment in probability theory.  
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Overlap   Similar triangles in which one triangle is on top (overlapping) another triangle.  
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Parallel   Two lines that are on a plane and NEVER meet. Two lines that are always the same distance apart.  
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Permutation   All possible arrangements of a collection of things, where order is important.  
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Perpendicular   A strait line at an angle of 90 degrees to a given line, plane or surface.  
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Perpendicular Bisector   A line or ray that cuts another line segment into two equal parts at 90 degrees  
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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem   The perpendicular bisector of a line segment is the focus of all points that are equidistant from its endpoints.  
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Perpendicular Bisector Theorem Converse   If a point is equidistant from the endpoints of a segment, then it is on the perpendicular bisector of the segment.  
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Point of concurrency   The point where three or more lines intersect  
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Point of symmetry   A special center point for a certain kinds symmetric to a figure or graph  
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Polygon Angle sum-theorem   The sum of the measures of the angles of an n-gon is (n–2)180  
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Polygon Angle sum-theorem coverse   The measure of each interior angle of a regular n-gon is 180*(n–2)/n)  
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Polygon exterior angle-sum theorem   If a polygon is convex, then the sum of the measures of the exterior angles, one at each vertex, is 360.  
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Preimage   The original figure prior to a transformation  
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Probability   The chance that something will happen or how likely it is that an event wild happen  
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Probability distribution   A graph, table, or formula that gives the probability for each value of the random variable  
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Probability formula   The number of ways an event can occur divided by the total number of possible outcomes (see also conditional probability formula)  
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Isosceles triangle   A triangle with two equal sides  
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Proportions   Comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.  
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Pythagorean theorem   An equation relating the lengths of the sides of a right triangle.  
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Ratios   The result of dividing one number or expression by another.  
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Ray   A part of a line that begins at a particular point (called the endpoint) and extends endlessly in one direction  
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