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7th Grade Math Vocab
Vocabulary and know-how for 7th grade math.
| 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. |
| Natural Numbers | The counting numbers. 1,2,3... |
| Whole Numbers | The counting numbers, and 0. 0,1,2,3... |
| Integers | Whole numbers and their opposites. ...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3... |
| Rational Numbers | Any number that can be written as a fraction, where the denominator does not equal 0. 3/4, 0.45, 0.33333... |
| Irrational Numbers | Any number that cannot be written as a fraction. The decimal does not repeat or terminate. pi, 0.734564827... , the square root of an imperfect square. |
| Exponent | The number that tells the base how many times to multiply by itself. |
| Diameter | The distance from one outer part of a circle to another, while passing through the center. |
| Radius | The distance from the outside to the middle of a circle. |
| Circumference | The distance around a circle. |
| Area | How many square units are inside of a polygon. |
| Perimeter | The distance around a polygon. |
| Percentage | A ratio of a number to 100. |
| Ratio | A comparison of two quantities by division. |
| Proportion | A statement that shows a ratio equals another ratio. |
| Rate | The ratio of one unit to a different unit. |
| Order of Operations | The way of simplifying expressions correctly. PEMDAS |
| Bar Graph | This graph compares different categories to another. |
| Line Graph | This graph shows change over a certain period of time. |
| Circle Graph | A graph that shows what percent is taken by a certain category. |
| Histogram | This graph shows the frequency of something using intervals. The bars are connected to one another. |
| Origin | The point (0,0) is referred to as this. |
| Quadrant I | Both x and y are positive values in this quadrant. |
| Quadrant II | x is negative and y is positive in this quadrant. |
| Quadrant III | Both x and y are negative in this quadrant. |
| Quadrant IV | x is positive and y is negative in this quadrant. |
| x-axis | The horizontal axis. |
| y-axis | The vertical axis. |
| Translation | A slide from one point to another on a graph. |
| Reflection | A flip from one point on a graph to another, over an axis. |
| Complementary Angles | Two angles that add up to 90 degrees. |
| Supplementary Angles | Two angles that add up to 180 degrees. |
| Right Angle | A 90 degree angle. |
| Obtuse Angle | An angle that is greater than 90 degrees, but less than 180 degrees. |
| Acute Angle | An angle that is less than 90 degrees, but greater than 0 degrees. |
| Scalene Triangle | A triangle with no equal sides. |
| Isosceles Triangle | A triangle with two equal sides. |
| Right Triangle | A triangle with a 90 degree angle.q |
| Less Than | < |
| Greater Than | > |
| Less Than or Equal to | Closed circle, shading to the left represents this inequality. |
| Greater Than or Equal to | Closed circle, shading to the right represents this inequality. |
| Cross Products | Multiplying diagonally to see if two ratios are proportional. |
| Nearest Tenth | When 0.878 is rounded to 0.9; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Nearest Hundredth | When 0.7684 is rounded to 0.77; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Nearest Thousandth | When 0.7684 is rounded to 0.768; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Nearest Whole | When 4.67 is rounded to 5; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Nearest Ten | When 18 is rounded to 20; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Nearest Hundred | When 564 is rounded to 600; it is rounded to this place value. |
| Prime Number | A number greater than 1 with only two factors, itself and 1. |
| Composite Number | A number greater than 1 with more than two whole number factors. |
| Triangle | A polygon with 3 sides. |
| Quadrilateral | A polygon with 4 sides. |
| Pentagon | A polygon with 5 sides. |
| Hexagon | A polygon with 6 sides. |
| Heptagon | A polygon with 7 sides. |
| Octagon | A polygon with 8 sides. |
| Nonagon | A polygon with 9 sides. |
| Decagon | A polygon with 10 sides. |