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1. variable A symbol that represents a quantity.
2. vertex the point at which the rays of an angle, two sides of a polygon, or the edges of a
polyhedron meet.
3. arc Connected portion of a circle.
4. Chord: A segment joining two points on a circle.
5. Reciprocal – The multiplicative inverse of a number. For example, 2/3 is the reciprocal of 3/2.
6. Reducing – Changing a fraction into its lowest terms.
7. Volume – The amount which can be held, as measured in cubic units
8. Radius – A line segment where the endpoints lie one at the center of a circle and one on the
circle.
9. Average: The average is the same as the mean. Add up a series of numbers and divide the sum by
the total number of values to find the average.
10. Pi: Pi is used to represent the ratio of a circumference of a circle to its diameter,
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11. Algebra: The branch of mathematics that substitutes letters for numbers to solve for unknown
values.
12. Circumference: The complete distance around a circle or a square.
13. Equilateral: A term used to describe a shape whose sides are all of equal length.
14. Quadrant: One quarter (qua) of the plane on the Cartesian coordinate system. The plane is
divided into 4 sections, each called a quadrant.
15. Quotient: The solution to a division problem.
16. Rhombus: A parallelogram with four sides of equal length and no right angles.
17. prism A three-dimensional figure made up of two parallel congruent faces and lateral faces that
are parallelograms.
18. Commission - A fee paid for services, usually a percentage of the total cost.
19. symmetry A one-to-one correspondence in size, form and arrangement of parts, related to a
plane, line or point
20. trapezoid A quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides.
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21. Tessellation: Congruent plane figures/shapes that cover a plane completely without overlapping.
22. Parallelogram: A quadrilateral with two sets of opposite sides that are parallel.
23. arithmetic: the part of mathematics that studies quantity, especially as the result of combining
numbers (as opposed to variables) using the traditional operations of addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division
24. coefficients: the factors of the terms (i.e. the numbers in front of the letters) in a mathematical
expression or equation,
25. Algebraic expression A group of numbers, symbols and variables that express a single or series
of mathematical operations (e.g., 2x 4 16y )
26. isosceles triangle A triangle that has two or more congruent sides.
27. associative property Addition: changing the grouping of terms in a sum without changing the
sum. Multiplication: changing the grouping of factors in a product without changing the product.
28. commutative property Addition: the addition of terms in any order obtains the same sum.
Multiplication: the multiplication of terms in any order obtains the same product.
29. Supplementary angles – Two angles that when combined the sum equals 180°.
30. Congruent: Objects and figures that have the same size and shape. Congruent shapes can be
turned into one another with a flip, rotation, or turn.
