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Saxon Math Vocab
Mrs. Miller's Math Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Days in a year | three hundred sixty-five |
| cups in a pint | two |
| pints in a quart | two |
| quarts in a gallon | four |
| yards in a mile | one thousand seven hundred sixty |
| feet in a mile | five thousand two hundred eighty |
| centimeters in a meter | one hundred |
| ounces in a pound | sixteen |
| ounces in a pint | sixteen |
| quarts in a half gallon | two |
| days in a week | seven |
| grams in a kilogram | one thousand |
| minutes in one hour | sixty |
| one meter is how many milimeters | one thousand |
| seconds in one minute | sixty |
| years in a decade | ten |
| milimeters in a centimeter | ten |
| weeks in a year | fifty two |
| years in a century | one hundred |
| ounces in a cup | eight |
| inches in a foot | twelve |
| pounds in a ton | two thousand |
| milligrams in a gram | one thousand |
| hours in a day | twenty-four |
| meters in a kilometer | one thousand |
| feet in a yard | three |
| ounces in a pound | sixteen |
| multiple | when you count by |
| expanded form | using place value to write a math sentence |
| variable | a letter that stands for a number |
| perimiter | distance around a shape |
| congruent | same size-same shape |
| radius | from center point to edge |
| diameter | line that goes from edge to edge while going through center |
| product | answer to a multiplication problem |
| regroup | takes one from a higher place value to a lower place value. (comes as a ten) |
| a number squared | means take that number times itself |
| exponent | the small number above another number or letter |
| area | length times width |
| mixed number | whole # and a fraction |
| numerator | the top number (the number you have) |
| denominator | The bottom number (the total number) |
| factors | numbers you multiply |
| parenthesis | do me first |
| associative property | all add or all multiplication |
| opposite operation | (+,-)(multiplication, division) |
| prime | 1 times itself |
| composite | more than 2 factors |
| rate | time, distance, amount |
| estimating | approximate value by rounding 5+ stay 5- |
| percent, fraction, and decimals | are related |
| regular polygon | 1-all sides congruent 2-all angles congruent |
| vertices | point where two sides meet |
| hexagon | has 6 sides, vertices, and angles |
| pentagon | has 5 sides, vertices, and angles |
| divisor | dividing number |
| quotient | answer to a division problem |
| dividen | number being divided |
| Similar | same shape but different size |
| Coordinate Plane | x axis goes accross and y axis goes up or down |
| Equivalent | Equal |
| Quadrilateral | Polygon with 4 sides |
| Parallelogram | Quadrilateral with 2 paralell sides |
| Rhombus | a parallelogram with 4 equal sides |
| Rectangle | quadrilateral with 4 parallel sides, oposites are congruent and 4 90 degree angles |
| Square | Rectangle with 4 congruent parallel sides and all 90 degree angles. |
| Mean | Average |
| Mode | Most common number in a list when arranged in order from least to greatest |
| Median | in a list when arranged in order from least to greatest it is the one in the middle |
| Range | in a list when arranged in order from least to greatest the difference between the greatest number and the least |
| Open sentence | Math Sentence with a variable |
| Reduce or Simplify | to make a fraction the smallest possible equivalent fraction |