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Math Vocab

Subject : math
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The difference between adjoining numbers on an axis of a graph.






2. A figure divided along one line - resulting in two parts that are mirror images of each other






3. A number that is a multiple of two or more numbers






4. A figure that does not start and end at the same point






5. The set of all possible outcomes.






6. An angle whose measure is 180 degrees






7. Part of a whole or group (2/3; 1/2)






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






9. A solid figure that has triangles for sides and a polygon as its base






10. The comparison of two numbers by division (can be written 9:4 - 9/4 - or 9 to 4)






11. A solid figure with one circular base and one vertex






12. A graph for organizing data that - with 2-digit data - groups together all data with the same number of tens.






13. A metric unit of capacity equal to 1 -000 milliliters






14. Any number that can be evenly divided by two






15. A representative part of a larger group.






16. A method of estimating by changing numbers to the place-value of their front digit & then finding the sum or difference






17. The set of numbers that start with zero - one - two - three - etc






18. 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






19. A 3-sided polygon






20. The number being subtracted from the minuend






21. Closed plane figure made up of line segments






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






23. A three-dimensional figure that has length - width - and height






24. The number of square units needed to cover a surface - figure - or region






25. A parallelogram with all sides the same length






26. The name for the corner in a solid figure where three or more edges meet; the name for the endpoints of two rays that from an angle






27. Numbers less than zero






28. The distance around a circle






29. The metric unit for measuring temperature






30. Two rays that have the same endpoint






31. A diagram used to organize outcomes of an experiment.






32. Shows the days - weeks - and months of a year






33. A tool used for linear measurement






34. A number that is multiplied by another number to find a product






35. Multiplying a difference by a number is the same as multiplying each number in the difference by the number & or subtracting the products; 3x(10-4)=(3x10)-(3x4)






36. The name for a flat surface that extends forever in all directions






37. The amount of time equal to seven days






38. A table used to show how one quantity is related to another.






39. The process of finding the total number of items when 2 or more sets are joined






40. The amount of time that passes from the start of an activity to the end of an activity






41. Lines that pass through the same point






42. The part of a stem-and-leaf plot that shows the ones digit of a number.






43. A number sentence that includes a variable






44. An event that will always happen






45. A tool used to draw & measure the size of an angle






46. A unit of time equal approximately thirty days; there are twelve ___ in one year






47. The ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. 3.141592...; 3.14; 3 1/7






48. To find a number that is close to an exact amount






49. The distance around the outside of any polygon






50. The answer to an addition problem