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SHSAT Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| integer | any positive or negative whole number |
| consecutive integers | any continuous set of positive or negative integers |
| factor | any positive integer that can be divided easily into a larger one with no remainder |
| multiple | if a is a factor of b, then b is a multiple of a |
| prime number | a number whose sole factors are the number itself and 1 |
| composite number | a positive integer with more than two different factors |
| greatest common factor (GCF) | largest positive integer that is a factor of two numbers |
| least common multiple (LCM) | smallest positive integer having any two larger integers as factors |
| exponent | a^x |
| square root | any number that, when squared, forms a larger nuber that the original number can be divided into with no remainder |
| PEMDAS/GEMDAS | order of operations |
| average | the sum of the values divided by the number of values |
| median | the middle value in a set of numbers when placed in asscending or descending order |
| mode | a value occurring most frequently in a set of numbers |
| absolute value | a numbers distance from zero on a number line |
| sum of a triangles interior angles | 180 |
| sum of any two sides of a triangle | AB+BC>AC |
| Pythagorean Theorem | a^2+b^2+c^2 |
| angle measure of a staight line | 180 |
| circumference | C=πd OR C=2πr |
| area of a circle | A=πr^2 |
| perimeter | 2l+2w |
| area of a square/rectangle | A=lw |
| area of a triangle | A=1/2bh |
| area of a trapezoid | A=1/2h(b1+b2) |
| volume of a rectangular solid | V=lwh |
| transitional clues (more of the same) | also, for example, moreover, indeed, likewise, similarly, therefore, in fact, as a result |
| transitional clues (contrast) | althought, however, even so, on the contrary, nevertheless, otherwise |
| Logic Principle 2: Draw Conclusions | If p-->q and q-->r,we can conclude that p-->r |
| Logic Principle 1: Contrapositive | If a-->b, than only ~a-->~b can be valid |
| sum, more than, total | + |
| product, times, of | x |
| quotient, ratio, over | ÷ or / |