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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | the study of numbers, equations, and geometric shapes and their relationships. |
| The four basic areas of mathematics: | arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and applied mathematics. |
| Arithmatic | the mathematics of counting quantities and manipulating numbers. |
| There are four basic arithmetic functions: | addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. |
| Number of fluid ounces in one pint | 16 |
| Number of cups in one fluid ounce | 1/8 of a cup |
| Number of cups in eight fluid ounces | 1 cup |
| Number of cups in one pint | 2 cups |
| Number of cups in one quart | 4 |
| Number of fluid ounces in one quart. | 32 |
| Number of cups in one gallon | 16 |
| Number of fluid ounces in one gallon | 128 |
| centi.. | 1/100 |
| milli.. | 1/1000 |
| Kilo... | 1000 |
| Changing one unit of measurement to another | conversion |
| a unit of dry measurement equivalent in volume to 8 gallons. | bushel |
| 1 dry ounce equals how many pounds | 1/16 0f a pound |
| one hundred weight (cwt) equals how many pounds | 100 |
| the number of pounds in a ton | 2,000 |
| number of pounds in a Kilogram | 2.2 pounds |
| number of pounds in a metric ton | 2204.6 pounds |
| the field of mathematics in which symbols are used to represent unknown values. | algebra |
| the field of mathematics related to understanding spatial relationships and geometric shapes | geometry |
| the size of a two-dimensional space | area |
| area of a rectangle | length X width |
| area of a triangle | 1/2 height X base |
| area of a circle | pi X radius X radius |
| the amount of space contained in a three-dimensional boundary. | volume |
| length X Width X Height | volume of a cube |
| 1/3 Area of Base X Height | volume of a pyramid |
| 4/3 pi X Radius X Radius X Radius | volume of a sphere |
| pi X radius X radius X height | volume of a cylinder |
| the number in the center of the list when numbers are ordered from least to greatest | median |
| the number that occurs most often in a data set, | mode |
| the area of math involved in developing computer programs. | computational mathematics |
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