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| digit |
Any of the symbols 0,1,2,3,4,5.6,7,8,9 in the base 10 numeration system |
| estimate (ballpark estimate) |
An answer close to, or approximating, an exact answer. |
| range |
The difference between the maximum and minimum in a set of data. Used as a measure of the speed of data. |
| mode |
The value or values that occur most often in a set of data. |
| unit |
an agreed upon unit of measure, for example foot, pound, gallon, meter, kilogram, liter. |
| length |
The distance between two points. |
| perimeter |
A distance around a polygon. |
| area |
The measurement of the size of the inside surface of a polygon. |
| circumference |
The perimeter (distance around) of a circle. |
| diameter |
A line segment that passes through the center of a circle or sphere. |
| polygon |
a 2 dimensional figure formed by 3 or more line segments (sides) that meet only at their endpoints (vertices) to make a closed shape. The line segments of a polygon may not cross. |
| vertices |
Two line segments that meet to make an angle. |
| tiling (tessellation) |
The covering of a surface with shapes so that there are no gaps or overlaps. |
| square unit |
A unit used to measure area. The length must be the same on all sides of the unit. |
| factor |
each of the two or more numbers in a product. |
| product |
The answer to a multiplying two or more numbers. |
| dividend |
The number in division that is being divided (the big number). |
| divisor |
In division, the number that divides another number (dividend). This number is smaller than the dividend. |
| quotient |
The answer to a division problem. |
| remainder |
An amount left over when one number is divided into another number. |
| square number |
The product of a number multiplied by itself. It will make a square array. |
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