click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Math Vocab
Mr. Farley 6th grade Math
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| capacity | Greatest amount that a container can hold. |
| composite number | A number greater than 0 that has more than 2 different factors. |
| exponents | Number that tells how many equal factors. |
| line segment | Part of a line with two endpoints. |
| prime number | A number that has exactly 2 different positive factors, 1 & itself. |
| order of operations | The agreed upon sequence for doing operations. |
| ratio | A comparison of 2 numbers or measures using division. |
| square root | The number when multiplied by itself results in a given number |
| vertex | The point at which 2 line segments, lines, or rays, meet to form an angle. |
| volume | A number of cubic units of space a solid figure takes up. |
| coordinate grid | A 2D system in which a location is described by its distances from 2 intersecting, usually perpendicular, straight lines calles axes. |
| equation | A mathematical sentence with an equal sign. |
| experimental probablity | A statement of probability based on the results of a series of trials. |
| expression | A combination of variables, numbers, and operation symbols that represents a mathematical relationship. |
| pi | The circumfrence of any circle divided by its diameter. |
| ordered pair | A pair of numbers that gives the coordinates of a point on a grid in this order (horizontal coordinate, vertical coordinate). |
| paralellogram | A quadrilateral with 2 pairs of parallel and congruent sides. |
| percent | Of 100, or per 100. |
| prime factorization | The expression of a number as a product of prime factors. |
| probabilty | The chance of an event happening. |
| rectangular prism | A prism with 6 rectangular faces. |
| triangular prism | A prism with triangular bases. |
| mixed number | A number greater than 1 that is the sum of a whole number and a fraction. |
| integer | A whole number or its opposite. |
| rational number | A number that can be expressed as a ratio of 2 integers where the denominator is non-zero. |
| theoretical probability | Finding the probability of an even without doing an experiment or analyzing data. |