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Math: Academic Vocab
5th Grade enVision Academic Vocab (FL BEST)
Term | Definition |
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accurate | to be correct and without errors |
approach | a way of understanding or solving a problem |
appropriate | to be right for a given situation |
approximate | to make a guess about the size or value of something |
argument | reasons for why something is true or false |
arrange | to put each item of a group in a particular place |
calculate | to find a solution using numbers and mathematical operation |
conjecture | statement that is thought to be true but has not been proven |
construct | to build something by putting parts together |
context | the normal surroundings of something that help give it meaning |
contrast | to find the differences between two things |
demonstrate | to show how to do something |
describe | to tell what something is like |
develop | to create or complete something |
diagram | a simple picture or drawing |
distribute | to give out shares of something |
establish | to create something or to show that something is true |
evaluate | to decide if something is right or wrong, or if it is true or false |
examine | to look at something closely |
example | something that is used to show that a general statement is true |
experience | to see or be involved in something |
experiment | to try something and see what happens |
explain | to give information about something that makes it easier to understand |
express | to show something using words, numbers, pictures, or symbols |
extend | to continue or to make longer |
frequent | happening often |
horizontal | straight across from side to side |
identify | to say what something is |
infer | to decide that something is true after gathering and considering information |
justify | to show to be correct |
opposite | completely different from something |
organize | to arrange things in a certain order or to plan things in a certain way |
persuade | to convince someone to think or do something |
predict | to say what you think will happen |
recognize | to know what something is because you have seen it before |
region | an area or part of an area |
relationship | the way things are connected |
simplify | to change something so that it is easier to understand or easier to do |
support | to justify, or to provide evidence |
vertical | straight up and down |