click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Math Vocabulary
8th Grade Math Vocabulary
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| The two shorter sides of a right triangle | Legs |
| the point (0,0) | origin |
| two adjacent angles that form a straight line | linear pair |
| the ratio of the rise to the run | slope |
| Having the same shape by not the same size (corresponding parts are proportional | similar |
| Any number that can be written as a ratio (as a fraction) | rational |
| a method or writing a number as a product of a decimal number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10 | scientific notation |
| two angles whose measure is a total of 180 degrees | supplementary |
| a line that intersects one or more other lines in a plane | transversal |
| numbers that cannot be expressed as a fraction | irrational |
| a mathematical rule that identifies a relationship between two sets of numbers. Each input produces only one output | function |
| the set of inputs of a function | domain |
| in a polygon, the supplementary angle of an interior angle | exterior angle |
| the set of counting numbers AND their opposites | integer |
| the LONGEST side of a right triangle | hypotenuse |
| The set of outputs of a function | range |
| having the SAME size and shape | congruent |
| A triangle whose largest angle measures 90 degrees | right triangle |
| A number that can be represented by an point on a number line | real number |
| a math term that indicates the root of a number | radical |
| the paring of two sets of data. Set notation, a table of pairs of values, an equation, or a graph can express this concept | relation |
| algebraic terms with identical variable factors (the same variable to she same power) | like terms |
| In common use, the number that multiplies the variables. If no number is specified this number is 1 | coefficient |
| the area of a square constructed on the hypotenuse of a right triangle is equal to the sum of the areas of squares constructed on the legs of the right triangle expresses as a formula | Pythagorean theorem |
| a triangle with three sides of DIFFERENT lengths | scalene |