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TAKS math vocabulary for 7th grade

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Allowance   Money paid regularly to a person  
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Approximate   Not exact, but close  
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Area   Surface space that is measured in square units  
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Bar graph   Graph that uses bars to make comparisons  
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Base   A side of a 2-dimensional shape or a face of a 3-dimensional solid  
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Best describes   Best explains  
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Best estimate   Closest to the exact amount  
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Best represents   Best shows or matches  
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Better buy   More for the money; is a better deal  
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Calculate   Find the value  
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Capacity   How much a container can hold; volume  
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Characteristic   Specific feature typical of a certain thing  
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Circle graph   Graph that compares parts to a whole  
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Circular   In the shape of a circle  
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Circumference   The distance around a circle (the perimeter of a circle)  
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Commission   An amount of money paid based on the work done (ex. the more sold, the more money earned)  
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Complement   The missing angle measure that will add up to 90º with another angle  
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Complementary angles   Two angles whose sum equals 90 degrees  
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Cone   3-dimensional solid with a circular base and comes to a point on top  
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Convert   Change from one unit to another  
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Coordinate plane   A 2-dimensional system of intersecting lines used to graph points  
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Correct place value   The right value for a digit based on its placement in a number  
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Corresponding angles   Angles in the same or similar position in similar or congruent shapes  
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Counterexample   An example that doesn’t work  
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Cube   A 3-dimensional solid shaped like a box where all the faces are squares  
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Cylinder   A 3-dimensional solid figure, shaped like a can, with two congruent and parallel circular bases  
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Cylindrical   In the shape of a cylinder  
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Data   A collection of numbers or measurements  
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Degrees   Common unit for measuring temperature or angles  
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Destination   The place where one is going  
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Determine   To find out  
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Diagram   A simplified drawing  
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Diameter   A line segment that passes through the center of a circle and has its endpoints on the circle  
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Difference   The amount between 2 numbers; the result of a subtraction problem  
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Dimensions   Measurements of a shape or solid (ex. length, width and height  
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Discount   An amount of money taken off the full price  
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Dozen   12 items  
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Earnings   Money received for work or as a reward  
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Edge   Line that connects 2 faces  
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Equation   A mathematical sentence that uses an equal sign  
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Equilateral triangle   A triangle that has three equal sides and three equal angles  
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Equivalent   The same  
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Equivalent fractions   2 fractions that equal the same amount  
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Exponent   A symbol indicating what power the number is taken to  
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Expression   A combination of numbers and variables connected by one or more operations  
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Geometric solid   3-dimensional figure  
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Graphic display   Drawing or diagram  
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Greatest common factor (GCF)   The largest number that will evenly divide all the given numbers  
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Hemisphere   Half of a sphere  
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Identical   The same in every way  
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Independent events   Events in which the outcome of the 1st event doesn’t affect the outcome of the 2nd event  
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Intersect   Crosses  
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Isosceles triangle   A triangle with two equal sides and two equal angles  
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Least common multiple   The smallest number that can be evenly divided by all the other given numbers  
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Line graph   Graph that shows change over time  
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Line plot   Diagram showing frequency of data on a number line  
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Mass   Amount of matter in an object  
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Maximum   Largest  
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Mean   The sum of a group of numbers divided by the number of numbers; also known as the average  
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Median   A value found by ordering a group of data from least to greatest and choosing the middle value of the group.  
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Method   A way of doing something  
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Mode   In a group of values, the value that occurs most often  
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Model   To come up with a way to represent a situation, figure, etc.  
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Negative number   Number less than 0  
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Net   A flat pattern that can be cut out and folded up to make a 3-dimensional solid  
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Nth term   Any term in a sequence  
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Octagonal   Something shaped like an octagon - an eight-sided polygon  
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Ordered pair   Two numbers listed in a specific order; it describes a point on the coordinate graph  
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Parentheses   A pair of marks to set something apart; ( )  
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Parallelogram   A quadrilateral with two pairs of congruent, parallel sides  
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Pentagon   A polygon with five sides  
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Percent   The ratio of a number to 100 (per one hundred); the symbol %  
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Perimeter   The distance around a figure  
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Perspective   A view of an object  
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Pi   It has an approximate value of 3.14; symbol is ¶  
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Pictograph   Graph using pictures to represent real objects  
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Portion   Part of a whole  
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Position in sequence   Location in the list of numbers  
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Positive number   Number greater than 0  
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Possible outcomes   All the different ways the situation could work out  
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Possible unique combinations   All the original ways of grouping objects where order doesn’t matter  
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Prime factorization   When a number is written as a product of only prime numbers  
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Prism   A solid figure that has two congruent, parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms  
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Problem situation   Set of circumstances that make up the question  
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Product   The solution of a multiplication problem  
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Proportion   An equation stating that two ratios are equal  
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Protractor   Instrument used to measure and draw angles  
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Pyramid   A solid figure that has triangles for its sides and a polygon as its base  
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Quotient   The solution to a division problem  
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Radius   A length that is half the diameter of a circle; the distance from the center of the circle to the outside of the circle  
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Random   To happen by chance  
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Range   The difference between the least and greatest values in a set of numbers  
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Rate   A ratio that compares two different types of quantities  
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Rational number   A number that can be expressed as a fraction  
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Record   To write down  
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Rectangle   A parallelogram with four right angles  
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Rectangular prism   A prism in which all 6 faces are rectangles  
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Regular polygon   A shape that has all sides equal  
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Region   An area  
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Relationship   The way in which 2 or more things are connected  
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Represent   To stand for  
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Rule   A way of determining terms in a pattern or sequence  
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Sample space   A segment of the larger population to examine  
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Scale   A ratio between 2 sets of measurements  
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Scale factor   How many times bigger or smaller one shape is than the original  
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Scaling   To increase or decrease the size of a figure by a certain factor  
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Scenario   Situation  
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Sequence   A pattern following an order or rule  
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Set   A group of numbers  
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Similar   Same shape, different size  
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Situation   A set of circumstances  
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Solid figure   3-dimensional shape  
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Sphere   A 3-dimensional solid shaped like a ball  
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Square   To multiply a number by itself  
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Square root   A number that when multiplied by itself results in the original number  
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Stem and leaf plot   An arrangement of numbers that separates the digits into columns  
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Sum   The result of an addition problem  
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Supplementary angles   2 angles whose sum is 180º  
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Table   An arrangement of data in rows and columns  
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Temperature   How hot or cold something is  
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Terms   Each of the numbers in a sequence  
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Thermometer   An instrument used for measuring temperature  
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Top, side, front view   Different perspectives of a 3-dimensional solid  
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Total   Result of an addition problem  
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Translation   To slide a figure along a straight line  
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Trapezoid   A quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides  
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Triangle   A 3 sided shape  
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Triple   To multiple by 3  
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Twice   To multiply by 2  
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Unit rate   A ratio that shows the cost per one unit of measure  
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Value   The amount something is worth  
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Venn diagram   A diagram used to represent sets and relationships between sets  
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Vertex   Corner  
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Volume   The amount of space inside a container; how much something could hold  
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Weight   The pull of gravity on an object, measured in pounds and ounces or kilograms and grams  
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X-axis   The horizontal number line of a coordinate graph  
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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.  
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Y-axis   The vertical number line of a coordinate graph  
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Y-coordinate   The value on the y-axis used to locate a point  
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