Math vocab Flashcards
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Pythagoras
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a2 + b2 = c2
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Trigonometry
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Study of triangles
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Sine
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When you work with opposite and hypotenuse
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Cosine
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When you work with adjacent and and hypotenuse
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Tangent
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When you work with opposite and adjacent
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Parallel
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straight lines that are always the same distance apart from each other
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Perpendicular
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a straight line that makes the right angle (90 degrees) with the other line.
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acute
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angles smaller then 90 degrees
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obtuse
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angles larger then 90 degrees
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reflex
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angle more then 180 degrees
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semi circle
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a one-dimensional locus of points that forms half of a circle.
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circumference
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Outside fo a circle
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radius
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the distance from the center of the circle to any point on it’s circumference
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diameter
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the distance from one point of the circle through the centre of the circle to another point on the circle.
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perimeter
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measurement around a shape
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area
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measurement of the inside of the shape
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volume
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Amount of space
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capacity
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How much fluid fits inside
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hectare
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a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides
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cylinder
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a three-dimensional solid that holds two parallel bases joined by a curved surface, at a fixed distance
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rhombus
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it has four sides and that opposite sides will be parallel to each other
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parallelogram
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Two pairs of opposite sides are parallel
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trapezium
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a quadrilateral with no parallel sides
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kite
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a quadrilateral with reflection symmetry across one of its diagonals
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arrowhead
The joining points of the top of the triangle
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factorise
writing the given expression as a product of its factors
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solve
Finding a solution
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expand
Multiplying out brackets
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inequality
he mathematical expressions in which both sides are not equal
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equation
a mathematical statement with an 'equal to' symbol between two expressions that have equal values
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expression
any mathematical statement which consists of numbers, variables and an arithmetic operation between them.
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numerator
the part of a fraction above the line
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denominater
the part of a fraction below the line
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integer
a whole number
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rational
any number that can be written as a fraction
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irrational
any real number
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bisect
a line that divides a line or an angle into two equivalent parts
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indices
the small floating number that appears after a number or letter.
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index/exponent/power
used to show that a quantity is repeatedly multiplied by itself.
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roots
a number that when multiplied by itself produces the original number
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factor
one of two or more numbers that divides into a number without a remainder, making it a whole number.
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mutiple
one of two or more numbers that divides into a number without a remainder, making it a whole number.
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significant
the number of digits important to determine the accuracy and precision of measurement, such as length, mass, or volume
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improper
numerator is larger then the denominator
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standard form
epresenting numbers or equations in a consistent format that includes a coefficient and a power of 10
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ordinary number
the expanded version of a standard form number
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positive
hose which are greater than zero (>0)
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negative
A real quantity having a value less than zero ( < 0 )
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increasing
the value of f(x) increases with an increase in the value of x
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decreasing
get smaller in size, number or quantity.
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estimate
an approximate value close enough to the correct value.
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percentage
number or ratio that can be expressed as a fraction of 100
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inclusive
Including the last number
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exclusive
Excluding the last number
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interest
the amount to be paid on the borrowed money or the amount received on the money lent.
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ratio
an ordered pair of numbers a and b, written a / b where b does not equal 0
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rate
a ratio of two quantities with different units
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proportional
relationships between two variables where their ratios are equivalent.
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currency
Money, such as coins or banknotes, used as a medium of exchange.
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exchange rate
a relative price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency
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substitute
replacing the variables in an algebraic expression, equation or inequality
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surd
the square roots (√) of numbers that cannot be simplified into a whole or rational number.
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interior
Being in the inside of a surface
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exterior
being on an outside surface
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isosceles
being a triangle with two equal sides
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equalaterial
having all sides or faces equal in length
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corresponding
similar to, connected with, or caused by something else
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co-interrior
a pair of angles that are on the same side of a transversal and between two lines
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alternate
angles that are formed when a transversal line cuts two parallel lines
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geometric
using straight or curved lines in designs or outlines
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polygon
3 sided shape
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quadrilateral
a square
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pentagon
5 sided shape
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hexagon
6 sided shape
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octogon
8 sided shape
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nonagon
9 sided shape
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decagon
ten sided shape
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hypotenuse
the longest side of a right triangle
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rearrange
moving the terms in an equation around to find your answer
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alegbraic
relating to, involving, or according to the laws of algebra
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simultaneous
two or more algebraic equations that share common variables and are solved at the same time
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elimination
a technique used to solve systems of equations by removing one variable at a time
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substitution
replacing the variables in an algebraic expression, equation or inequality
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coefficent
a number or symbol that is multiplied by a variable in an algebraic expression
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prism
a three-dimensional solid object in which the two ends are identical
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cuboid
a 3D shape that has six faces, twelve edges and eight vertices
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sphere
3D circle like a ball
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opposite side
the one across from a given angle
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adjacent
If two sides share a common angle
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bearing
the angle in degrees measured clockwise from north
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altitude
the height of a shape
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gradient
the measure of its steepness and direction
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intercepts
The point where the line or curve crosses the axis of the graph
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y intercept
the point or points where the line in a graph crosses the y-axis
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x intercept
the point where the line crosses the x-axis
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identify
an equality that holds true regardless of the values chosen for its variables.
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formula
a rule or relationship that uses mathematical symbols to connect variables and find solutions to math problems
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formulae
a mathematical rule or relationship that uses letters to represent amounts which can be changed
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vertical
a line that is perpendicular to the surface or another line that is considered as the base
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horizontal
a straight line that goes from left to right or right to left
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range
the difference between the highest and lowest values in a set of numbers
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median
The middle number; found by ordering all data points and picking out the one in the middle
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mode
the most common number that appears in your set of data
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mean
the average of a data set, found by adding all numbers together and then dividing the sum of the numbers by the number of numbers
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interquartile range
the distance from the first quartile ( Q 1 ) to the last quartile ( Q 3 ) in a data set
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quartiles
three numbers that split a set of data into four equal parts, or groups
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frequency
the number of times a data value occurs
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frequency density
the frequency per unit for the data in each class
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histogram
a graphical representation of discrete or continuous data
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statistics
a branch of applied mathematics that involves the collection, description, analysis, and inference of conclusions from quantitative data
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distribution
something is being separated evenly
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bivariate
data that has two variables, a dependent and an independent variabl
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multivariate
having or involving a number of independent mathematical or statistical variables
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relationships
a collection of ordered pairs containing one object from each set
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construction
accurate drawings of shapes, angles and lines in geometry
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loci
a set of points that all satisfy some given condition or property
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outcomes
a result of an event that depends on probability
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sample space
the collection of all possible outcomes
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simulation
a representation of something, not the real thing
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perfect square
numbers that are the products of integers by themselves
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parabola
a curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a straight line in its surface
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terms
either a single number or variable, or the product of several numbers or variables
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like terms
terms that have the same variable raised to the same power
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data
A collection of facts, such as numbers, words, measurements, observations.
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theoretical
calculating the probability of it happening
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experimental
an outcome of a random experiment.
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sequence
an enumerated collection of objects in which repetitions are allowed and order matters.
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hypothesis
Educated guess
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scale factor
the ratio of corresponding sides on two similar figures.
