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GCSE Maths F
Foundation
Term | Definition |
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Expand | Remove brackets by multiplying them out |
Factorise | Put into brackets |
Solve | Find the value of the unknown letter e.g. x |
Area | The amount of space inside a 2 dimensional shape measured in squares. |
Volume | The amount of space inside a 3 dimensional object measured in cubes |
Perimeter | The length around a 2 dimensional shape |
Factor | A number that divides into a given number exactly |
Multiple | A number that is in the times table of a given number |
Circumference of circle | Pi x Diameter |
Area of circle | Pi x radius x radius |
Integer | Whole number |
Substitute | Replace a letter with a given number |
Reciprocal of a number | 1 divided by the number |
Prime | A number that has exactly two factors eg 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13 |
Sum | The result you get when adding the numbers |
Product | The result you get when you multiply the numbers |
Difference | The result you get when you subtract the smaller number from the bigger number |
Square number | The answer you get when you multiply a number by itself, eg 4 because it is 2 x 2 |
Mean | Add all the numbers together and divide by how many there are |
Mode | The most common data value |
Median | Put the numbers in order and find the middle |
Range | Subtract the smallest data value from the biggest data value |
Cube number | The answer you get when you multiply three lots of the same number , eg 8 because it is 2 x 2 x 2 |
Triangle | A 2D shape with 3 sides |
Quadrilateral | A 2D shape with 4 sides |
Pentagon | A 2D shape with 5 sides |
Hexagon | A 2D shape with 6 sides |
Heptagon | A 2D shape with 7 sides |
Octagon | A 2D shape with 8 sides |
Nonagon | A 2D shape with 9 sides |
Decagon | A 2D shape with 10 sides |
Prism | a 3D shape which has identical faces at both ends |