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LPA Maths Year 8 Term 3 Higher word list

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Term
Definition
Polygon   A straight sided shape  
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Pentagon   A five sided shape  
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Hexagon   A six sided shape  
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Octagon   An eight sided shape  
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Decagon   A ten sided shape  
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Quadrilateral   A four sided shape  
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Parallelogram   Four sided shape with a long pair of parallel sides and a short pair of parallel sides.  
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Rhombus   Four sided shape with two pairs of parallel sides and all sides the same length  
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Rectangle   Four sided shape with a long pair of parallel sides and a short pair of parallel sides. All angles are 90 degrees  
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Trapezium   Four sided shape with one pair of parallel sides  
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Interior angle   Angle inside a shape  
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Reflex   Angle greater than 180 degrees  
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Acute   Angles smaller than 90 degrees  
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Obtuse   Angle between 90 and 180 degrees  
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Exterior angle   Angle between any side of a shape, and a line extended from the next side  
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Parallel   Always the same distance apart and never touching  
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Perpendicular   A right angles  
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Equilateral   A sides the same length and all angles the same size  
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Scalene   All sides are different lengths  
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Isosceles   Two equal sides  
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Theoretical   Probability you can predict  
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Experimental   Estimated probability you find by testing  
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Sample space   A list of all possible results  
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Event   Something that happens  
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Biased   A built in error  
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Equally likely   Has the same chance  
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Fair   Every result has the same likelihood  
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Outcome   The possible results of an experiment  
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Probability scale   A line showing all the possibilities from impossible to certain  
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Likelihood   The chance it will happen  
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