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Math Vocab
key vocabulary terms from Math Minutes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sum | the answer to an addition problem |
| difference | the answer to a subtraction problem |
| product | the answer to a multiplication problem |
| quotient | the answer to a division problem |
| congruent | to be exactly the same as something else |
| dividend | the number being divided; it's in the box |
| divisor | the number you are dividing by; it's outside the box |
| tri- | 3 |
| quad- | 4 |
| pent- | 5 |
| hex- | 6 |
| hept- | 7 |
| oct- | 8 |
| non- | 9 |
| dec- | 10 |
| perimeter | the distance around an figure |
| area | the amount of space inside of a flat figure; length x width |
| volume | the amount of space inside of a 3-D figure; length x width x height |
| mean | the average of a set of numbers; add the numbers and divide by how many numbers in the set |
| median | the middle number when a set is arranged in order from least to greatest |
| mode | the number that appears the most in a set |
| range | the difference between the largest and smallest numbers in a set |