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Math words 2014mt
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mean | To find the average of a number set |
| Median | To find the number in the middle |
| Mode | To find the number stated the most |
| Product | Answer to multiplication |
| Quotient | Answer to division |
| Sum | Answer to addition |
| Difference | Answer to subtraction |
| Numerator | Top number in a fraction 6/7 |
| Denominator | bottom number in a fraction |
| Fraction | Part of a whole-3 pieces of 4 |
| Absolute Value | The distance of a number from zero |
| Factors | Numbers being multiplied together |
| Equivalent | Equal |
| Dividend | # being divided |
| Divisor | # being divided |
| Perpendicular | intersecting lines to form 4 right angles |
| Parallel | lines that are the same distance apart and will never end |
| Prime Number | A number with factors other than just one itself |
| Composite Number | A number with factors other than just one itself |
| Improper Fraction | Fraction where numerator is bigger then denominotor |
| Mixed Number | A number containing a whole number and fraction |
| Foot | 12" |
| Yard | 3ft or 36 inches |
| Diameter | Distance across circle thru center |
| Circumference | Distance around circle |
| Radius | Distance from center of circle to the edge |
| Variable | A letter that stands for an unknown number |
| Ventricle | Straight up and down |
| Horizontal | Straight left and right |
| Percent | Part per 100 80% of 100 |