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Maths for First Year

List of terms and definitions

QuestionAnswer
Acute an angle of less than 90 degrees
Addition the result of addiing e.g. 2 + 7 = 9
Algebra substituting letters for numbers
Angle where two lines meet
Answer the result
Axiom a statement that needs no proof
Calculate work out
Compare look for similarities and differences
Deduce expand the answer - go a step further
Define explain clearly
Discuss talk about
Divide reduce to a number of parts
Estimate guess/get a rough answer
Evaluate work out exactly
Explain give the meaning of something
Express to explain a certain way/show knowledge
Find the sum of add
Geometry shapes, angles
Hence therefore
Hypotenuse longest side of a right angled triangle
List order
Maths numbers, figures, the science of computation
Multiply times (e.g. 3 x 2 = 6)
NB Nota Bena - very important
Obtuse an angle greater than 90 degrees
Proof (Prove) series of steps required to explain a statement
QED Quadest Demonstratum - which was to be proved
Solution answer
Solve find the answer
Square root the answer which is a number multiplied by itself
Subtraction the difference between two numbers
Theorem step by step proof
Variable something which changes- a symbol which has different values
Verify prove - show that a statement is correct
Work Out find the answer
Created by: MF00
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