click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Prerequisite PACE
Vocabulary Essential for 7th Grade PACE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| area | the number of square units covering a surface of a figure. |
| circumference | the distance around a circle or its perimeter. |
| coefficient | the number in front of the variable, indicating multiplication (example: the 8 in 8x) |
| constant | a term that does not contain a variable. (In 3x+4, the 4 is a constant.) |
| diameter | the distance across a circle through its center. |
| difference | the solution to a subtraction problem. |
| evaluate | to calculate the answer to an expression or equation. |
| justify | using numbers AND words to support your answer. |
| mean | the mathematical average of the data; found by finding the sum of all the data and dividing by the number of data pieces. |
| mode | the number most repeated in a set of data. |
| origin | the point (0, 0) in a coordinate plane where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect. |
| perfect square | the product of two identical whole numbers; its square root is a whole number. |
| perimeter | the distance around a geometric figure or the sum of all its sides. |
| product | the solution to a multiplication problem. |
| quotient | the solution to a division problem. |
| radius | the distance from the center of the circle to the edge. |
| range | difference between the greatest and least pieces of data. |
| reasonableness | showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice". |
| sum | the solution to an addition problem. |
| Venn diagram | overlapping circles used to organize data into categories where some information may overlap. |