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Vocab for LA
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abacus | a frame holding parallel rods with beads, used for doing arithmeitc |
| acute | describing an angle formed by lines that are less than 90 degrees |
| allow | to permit someone to do something |
| comparative | perceptible by comparison, relative |
| constant | 1. continous, unceasing, faithful 2. a term in an equation that does change it's value |
| convert | to change into something else |
| cubic | having the power of 3 |
| decimal | a fraction with the denomiator of ten or the power of ten |
| determine | to come to a decision, to realize |
| diagram | a figure, or plandrawn to show how something works |
| expand | to grow or make larger, to expand |
| fathom | a measurment equal to six feet used to at sea to measure the depth of water |
| geometric | having to do with a plan and a solid figure |
| insoluble | impossible to solve |
| interim | in the meantime (time in between) |
| intersect | when two lines meet to form a angle or to course each other |
| linear | arranged in or extanding along a straight or nearly straight line |
| logarithm | a quantity representing the power to which a fixed number (the base)must be raised to produce a givin number |
| protractor | a device for measuring and drawing angles on a plane or on paper |
| zigzag | a line or course having abrupt alternate right and left turns |