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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A customary unit of weight; one ___ is equal to 2000 pounds






2. To determine if two quantities are greater than - less than - or equal to each other






3. The least common multiple (LCM) of the denominators of 2 fractions.






4. A process that tells which multiple of 10; 100; 1 -000 - etc. a number is closest to






5. A chart using pictures or symbols to compare data that can be counted.






6. The number being subtracted from the minuend






7. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 pints






8. A whole number greater than one with only two factors; one and itself






9. A line segment that passes through the center & touches 2 points on the circle






10. An event that can never happen






11. A polygon with 6 sides






12. The smallest of the nonzero common multiples of 2 numbers






13. One part out of 10 equal parts of a whole






14. A number with a whole-number part & a fractional part






15. The metric unit for measuring temperature






16. A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel






17. The distance around a circle






18. The number that divides the dividend






19. Two numbers that locate a point on a grid; also coordinates






20. A display of responses along a number line with x's recorded above the response to indicate the number of times the response occurred.






21. Numerals based on the ancient roman system; I=one - V=five - X=ten - etc






22. A group/family of 3 digits in a number; separated by commas






23. To give an approximate value rather than an exact answer






24. The sum of the measures of the angles of a triangle






25. Decimals which name the same amount. 0.7=0.70






26. A polygon with 4 sides






27. A collection of one or more outcomes






28. This is a property in which the order of two or more addends (or multiples) can be changed and the sum (or product) will be the same






29. The side of a polygon to which the height is perpendicular






30. A graph that uses bars to show data.






31. A measure of how light or how heavy something is






32. The amount of time equivalent to sixty minutes






33. A table used to show the number of times something occurs.






34. A bar graph that displays 2 different shaded bars to compare the 2 sets of data






35. A rectangle with all sides the same length






36. To find the value of a numerical or algebraic expression






37. To increase or decrease a number to the nearest ten - hundred - thousand - etc






38. A customary unit of capacity equal to 2 tablespoons






39. A customary unit for measuring weight; one _____ is equal to sixteen ounces






40. A letter - such as n - that stands for a number in an expression or an equation






41. Two rays that have the same endpoint






42. Information collected about people or things






43. A metric unit of mass; 1 -000 ___ equal 1 gram






44. A straight path that extends in both directions forever






45. A point that separates whole numbers and decimal numbers






46. Figures that have the same shape. They may or may not have the same size.






47. The top number of a fraction that tells how many parts are being considered






48. A 3-dimensional solid figure with flat surfaces






49. The set of all possible outcomes.






50. The form of a number written with commas separating groups of 3 digits starting from the right; Ex. 3 -458