Math Basics: Understanding Geometric Shapes and Numbers
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Math Basics: Understanding Geometric Shapes and Numbers
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FCAT Math Terms Word Bank 1
Acute Angle • An angle with a measure of less than 90 degrees.
Angle • The shape made by two rays extending from a common end point, the vertex. Ray Angle Vertex Ray
Area • The inside region of a two-dimensional figure measured in square units. Length Width Area= Length X Width
Base • The line or plane upon which a figure is thought of as resting. Base
Capacity • The amount of space that can be filled (usually refers to fluids).
Congruent • Figures or objects that are the same shape and the same size. =
Composite • A whole number that has more than two factors. 6 1 6 2 3
Decimal Number • Any number written with a decimal point in the number. 5.8 8.02 9,128.1 12.003
Equation • A mathematical sentence that equates one expression to another expression. 3X+2=9X Expression Expression
Equivalent forms of a Number • The same number expressed in different forms. 3/4 is the same as 0.75 is the same as 75%
Estimation • The use of rounding and/or other strategies to determine a reasonably accurate approximation, without calculating an exact answer. »
Factor • A number or expression that divides exactly another number. 6 1 6 2 3
Flip • A transformation that produces the mirror image of a geometric figure. Also called a Reflection.
Fraction • Any part of a whole. 9/10 3/5 8/15
Grid • A network of evenly spaced, parallel horizontal, and vertical lines.
Inequality • A sentence that states one expression is greater than, greater than or equal to, less than, less than or equal to another expression. 8>7 5<3
Length • A one-dimensional measure that is the measurable property on line segments. 18 cm 9 cm
Mean • The arithmetic average of a set of numbers. 3, 6, 9, 11, 22 Mean = 10
Median • The middle point of a set of ordered numbers where half of the numbers are above and half are below it. 3, 6, 9, 11, 22 Median=9
Mode • The score or data point found most often in a set of numbers. 3, 6, 6, 9, 11, 22 Mode = 6