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Math Vocab 5
Term | Definition |
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line plot | a graph showing the frequency of data on a number line |
histogram | a bar graph in which the labels for the bars are numerical intervals |
mean | sum of a set of data divided by the total of numbers in a group, the average |
median | the middle number in a set of numbers that are listed in order |
mode | the number that occurs most often in a set of data |
range | the difference between the highest and lowest numbers in a set of data |
coordinate grid | a grid formed by the intersection of horizontal lines and vertical lines that is used to locate points |
x-axis | the horizontal number line in a coordinate plane |
y-axis | the vertical number line in a coordinate plane |
origin | the point (0,0) where the x-axis and y-axis intersect |
quadrants | the four regions of a coordinate plane that are separated by the x-axis and y-axis |
experimental probability | the actual number of times an event occurs to the total number of trials when an experiment is tried |
theoretical probability | the ratio of the number of ways an event can occur to the total number of equally likely outcomes |