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Vocab. Word For Math
A-C of Mr.Winfree Words for Math
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Alternate interior angles | when two parallel lines are cut by a transversal, two angles between the lines and on opposite sides of the transversal |
| Analyze | to separate a thing into parts |
| Angle | two rays that meet a common endpoint |
| Approximate | to estimate a value which is not exact but close enough to be of use |
| Arithmetic sequence | sequence of numbers where a number is added or subtracted each time |
| Associative property | sum or product of a set of numbers is the same, no matter how they are grouped |
| Base | 1) the side or face a 3-D shape stands; 2) a quantity which is raised to a power |
| Box-and-whisker plot | box indicating the middle 50% of the ranked statistics and the maximum/minimum of data |
| Circle | all points equidistant from a fixed point (center) |
| Circle graph | display of data using a circle divided into slices |
| Circumference | distance around a circle (pi times diameter) |
| Commutative property | rule which states that you may add or multiply in any order |
| Compare | to give similarities and differences |
| Complementary angles | angles whose sum is 90 degrees |
| Composite number | number with more than two factors |
| Concave polygon | polygon that has an interior angle greater than 180 degrees |
| Cone | solid consisting of a circular base and one vertex |
| Congruent | figures with the same size and shape |
| Contrast | to give differences |
| Convex polygon | polygon that has no interior angle greater than 180 degrees |
| Coordinate plane | two-dimensional figure containing horizontal and vertical axes |
| Coordinates | ordered pair of numbers that describes a point on a coordinate graph |