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Geometry Review 2
Geometry Finals Review 2: Keywords
Keyword | Definition |
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Premise | a statement that is presumed to be true in the course of a logical argument |
Deductive Reasoning | a type of reasoning that uses previously proven or accepted properties to reach conclusions |
Inductive Reasoning | a type of reasoning that is based on observations of patterns and past events |
Proof | a clear, logical structure of reasoning that begins from accepted ideas and proceeds through logic to reach a conclusion |
Conjecture | an educated guess based on observations |
Valid Argument | an argument in which, if the premises are all true, then the conclusion must also be true. |
Law of Contrapositives | a conditional statement is true only if its contrapositive is true. |
Euler Diagram | a diagram with an outer circle enclosing an inner circle, which might enclose another inner circle, which might enclose another inner circle, and so on, representing how conditional statements are related to each other. |
Polygon | A three or more sided, closed figure, that has any two segments that intersect exactly once, and lays flat on a plane. |
Equiangular Polygon | a polygon with congruent angles |
Equilateral Polygon | a polygon with congruent sides |
Regular Polygon | a polygon with congruent angles and congruent sides |
Scalene Triangle | A triangle with no congruent sides. |
Isosceles Triangle | A triangle with two congruent sides |
Equilateral Triangle | A triangle where all the sides are congruent. |