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Geometry Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acute angle | angle measuring less than 90 degrees |
| angle | two rays connected by their endpoints |
| angle bisector | cuts an angle into congruent angles |
| collinear points | points that lie on the same line |
| congruent angles | angles that have the same measure |
| congruent segments | segments that have the same length |
| conjecture | conclusion reached by inductive reasoning |
| coordinate | a point's distance from the origin on the number line |
| coplanar | when points are on the same plane |
| counterexample | something that disproves a conjecture |
| inductive reasoning | reasoning based on observed patterns |
| line | a series of points that extend in two directions without end |
| midpoint | point that divides the segment into two congruent segments |
| obtuse angle | a angle that measures above 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees |
| opposite rays | rays that start at the same point but go in opposite directions |
| parallel lines | lines that lie on the same plane and do not intersect |
| perpendicular lines | lines that intersect from right angles |
| plane | a flat surface that has no thickness |
| point | has no size but has a position |
| postulate | an accepted statement of fact |
| ray | the part of a line consisting of one endpoint |
| right angle | an angle measuring 90 degrees |
| segment | the part of a line consisting of two endpoints |
| skew lines | noncoplanar lines that never intersect and are not parallel |
| space | the set of all points |
| plane | a flat surface that has no thickness |
| point | has no size but has a position |
| postulate | an accepted statement of fact |
| ray | the part of a line consisting of one endpoint |
| right angle | an angle measuring 90 degrees |
| segment | the part of a line consisting of two endpoints |
| skew lines | noncoplanar lines that never intersect and are not parallel |
| space | the set of all points |