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Ch. 13 Volume
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| volume | amount of space occupied by an object |
| base | the bottom of something, in mathematics, the bottom face of a solid |
| right rectangular prism | a solid figure with six rectangular faces |
| solid figure | three-dimensional shapes having length, width (or breadth) and height |
| plane figure | shapes that are flat, having only two dimensions, those of length and width |
| unit cube | a cube that measures one unit on each side |
| composite figure | a shape composed of a combination of other shapes |
| formula | a mathematical rule written using symbols, usually as an equation describing a certain relationship between quantities |