Mathematical Vocabulary Page
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This is a list of mathematical vocabulary words to assist students with understanding computational and reasoning concepts. Students will use this vocabulary listing to add to their glossary of terms during the school year.
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Absolute Value - the distance a number is away from zero
Area - the covering of a two-dimensional shape
Coordinate Plane - the plane containing the x- and y- axes
Difference - the solution to a subtraction problem
Dividend - the number that is being split into groups
Divisor - a number that divides into another
Equivalent Ratio - two ratios that express the same relationship; all equivalent ratios can be simplified to the same ratio value
Inequality - states that two values are not equal
Integer - a positive or negative whole number
Lateral Surface Area - the area of the sides (faces) of a three-dimensional object
Net - a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional object
Opposite - two integers can be opposites if they are equal distance away from zero on the number line but on different sides of zero
Origin - the point (0, 0); where the x- and y- axes intersect
Parallelogram - a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and opposite sides congruent
Product - the solution to a multiplication problem
Proportion - two equal ratios
Quadrant - four regions of the coordinate plane
Quadrilateral - a four-sided polygon
Quotient - the solution to a division problem
Ratio - a comparison between two different quantities
Ratio Table - a table which includes values that are equivalent ratios
Rational Number - a number that can be written as a fraction, as a terminating decimal or as a repeating number
Rectangular Prism - a three-dimensional object with two rectangular bases
Scale Factor - the ratio of two corresponding sides in a set of similar figures
Sum - the solution to an addition problem
Total Surface Area - the area of the faces and bases of a three-dimensional object
Trapezoid - a quadrilateral with one set of parallel sides
Triangle - a three-sided polygon with a sum of 180 degrees in the angle measures
Volume - the amount of space a three-dimensional object occupies
Whole Number - a postive counting number starting with zero