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Math Vocabulary
5th grade vocab/terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Difference | The result or answer to a subtraction problem |
| Product | The result or answer to a multiplication problem |
| Quotient | The result or answer to a division problem |
| Sum | The result or answer to an addition problem |
| Factors | are multiplied together to get a product |
| Multiples | can be evenly divided by a number |
| Composite Number | a number with more than two factors |
| Prime number | a number with exactly two factors |
| Greatest Common Factor (GCF) | the highest factor that two numbers have in common |
| Least Common Multiple (LCM) | The smallest multiple that two numbers have in common |
| Prime Factorization (Number Tree) | a number, written as a product of its prime factors |
| Improper Fraction | a fraction in which the numerator is larger than the denominator |
| Mixed Number | the sum of a whole number and a fraction |
| Reciprocal | A fraction where the numerator and denominator are interchanged. The product of a fraction and its reciprocal is always 1 |
| Repeating Decimal | a decimal in which a number or a series of numbers continues on and on |
| Acute Angle | An angle less than 90 degrees |
| Congruent | Figures with the same shape and the same size |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle measuring more than 90 degrees |
| Right Angle | An angle measuring exactly 90 degrees |
| Similar | Figures having the same shape, but different size |
| Straight Angle | an angle measuring exactly 180 degrees |
| Circumference | the distance around the outside of a circle |
| Diameter | the widest distance across a circle. The diameter always passes through the center |
| Radius | The distance from any point on the circle to the center. The radius is half of the diameter |
| Quarilateral | square, 4 sides |
| Pentagon | 5 sides |
| Hexagon | 6 sides |
| Heptagon | 7 sides |
| Octagon | 8 sides |
| Nonagon | 9 sides |
| Decagon | 10 sides |
| Polygon | a shape |
| Equilateral | a triangle in which all three sides have the same length |
| Isosceles | a triangle in which two sides have the same length |
| Scalene | a triangle in which no sides are the same length |
| Freezing Point | 0 degrees celsius or 32 degrees Fahrenheit |
| Boiling Point | 100 degrees celsius or 212 degrees Fahrenheit |
| tablespoon | 3 teaspoons |
| pint | 2 cups |
| quart | 2 pints |
| gallon | 4 quarts |
| pound | 16 ounces |
| ton | 2000 pounds |
| yard | 36 inches |
| mile | 1760 yards/5280 feet |
| meter | 100 centimeters/1000 millimeters |
| proportion | a statement that two ratios or fractions are equal |
| ratio | a comparison of two numbers by division; a ratio may look like a fraction |
| Straight Angle | 180 degrees |
| Inches in a Yard? | 36 inches |
| Perimeter | Add the sides |
| Area of Rectangle | length x width |
| Volume or prism | length x width x height |
| Area of a parallelogram | base x height |
| Area of a triangle | 1/2 base times height |
| Mode | number occurring most often |
| Median | middle number |
Created by:
oberholzerfam
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