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LPA Maths Y8T3H
LPA Maths Year 8 Term 3 Higher word list
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Polygon | A straight sided shape |
| Pentagon | A five sided shape |
| Hexagon | A six sided shape |
| Octagon | An eight sided shape |
| Decagon | A ten sided shape |
| Quadrilateral | A four sided shape |
| Parallelogram | Four sided shape with a long pair of parallel sides and a short pair of parallel sides. |
| Rhombus | Four sided shape with two pairs of parallel sides and all sides the same length |
| Rectangle | Four sided shape with a long pair of parallel sides and a short pair of parallel sides. All angles are 90 degrees |
| Trapezium | Four sided shape with one pair of parallel sides |
| Interior angle | Angle inside a shape |
| Reflex | Angle greater than 180 degrees |
| Acute | Angles smaller than 90 degrees |
| Obtuse | Angle between 90 and 180 degrees |
| Exterior angle | Angle between any side of a shape, and a line extended from the next side |
| Parallel | Always the same distance apart and never touching |
| Perpendicular | A right angles |
| Equilateral | A sides the same length and all angles the same size |
| Scalene | All sides are different lengths |
| Isosceles | Two equal sides |
| Theoretical | Probability you can predict |
| Experimental | Estimated probability you find by testing |
| Sample space | A list of all possible results |
| Event | Something that happens |
| Biased | A built in error |
| Equally likely | Has the same chance |
| Fair | Every result has the same likelihood |
| Outcome | The possible results of an experiment |
| Probability scale | A line showing all the possibilities from impossible to certain |
| Likelihood | The chance it will happen |