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Math Vocab
Mr. Farley 6th grade Math
Term | Definition |
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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. |