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6th Math Vocab
Mathematics Assessment
Term | Definition |
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Chord | A line segment whose endpoints are on a circle |
Circumference | The distance around a circle |
Composite number | A whole number having more than two factors |
Diameter | A line segment that has endpoints on a circle and passes through the center of the circle |
Expanded notation | A way to write numbers that shows the value of each digit (eg, 4372 = 4000+300+70+2) |
Greatest common factor (GCF) | The largest factor that 2 or more numbers have in common |
Heptagon | A polygon with 7 sides |
Histogram | A bar graph in which the labels for the bars are numerical intervals |
Hypotenuse | The longest side of a right triangle (which is also the side opposite the right angle) |
Least common denominator (LCD) | The least common multiple of the denominators in two or more fractions |
Least common multiple (LCM) | The smallest number, other than zero, that is a common multiple of two or more numbers |
Leg (of a right triangle) | Either of the two sides that form the right angle in a right triangle |
Line plot | A graph showing the frequency of data on a number line |
Nonagon | A polygon with 9 sides |
Plane | A flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions |
Prime number | A whole number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself |
Quadrants | The four regions of a coordinate plane that are separated by the axes |
Radius | A line segment that has one endpoint on a circle and the other endpoint at the center of the circle |
Range | The difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data |
Rate | A ratio that compares two quantities having different units (eg, 95 miles in 2 hours) |
Ratio | A comparison of two numbers using division |
Regular polygon | A polygon that has all sides congruent and all angles congruent |
Repeating decimal | A decimal that has a repeating sequence of numbers after the decimal point |
Similar polygons | Polygons that have the same shape, but not necessarily the same size corresponding sides are proportional |
Straight angle | An angle with a measure of 180º |
Terminating decimal | A decimal that contains a finite number of digits |
Transformation | The moving of a figure by a translation (slide), rotation (turn) or reflection (flip) |
Unit price | The price of a single item or amount (eg, $350 per pound) |
Unit rate | A rate with the second term being one unit (eg, 50 mi/gal, 45 km/sec) |
Venn diagram | A diagram that shows relationships among sets of objects |
Whole number | Any of the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, … (and so on) |
X-axis | The horizontal number line on a coordinate plane |
Y-axis | The vertical number line on a coordinate plane |