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Mathematical Terms

Math Terms

TermDefinition
Absolute Value The distance of a number from zero on the number line, always positive.
Area The amount of space inside a two-dimensional shape.
Average (Mean) The sum of a set of numbers divided by the count of numbers.
Base The bottom side of a polygon or the side on which it rests.
Circumference The distance around the perimeter of a circle.
Coefficient A numerical factor in a term of an algebraic expression.
Decimal A number expressed in the base-10 system using digits and a decimal point.
Denominator The bottom number in a fraction, indicating the total number of equal parts.
Difference The result of a subtraction operation.
Equation A mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions.
Exponent A number indicating how many times a base number is multiplied by itself.
Factor A number that divides evenly into another number.
Function A relationship or expression involving one or more variables.
Geometry The branch of mathematics dealing with points, lines, shapes, and their properties.
Inequality A mathematical statement comparing two quantities that are not necessarily equal.
Integer A whole number that can be positive, negative, or zero.
Mean The average of a set of numbers.
Median The middle number in a set of ordered numbers.
Mode The number that appears most frequently in a set of numbers.
Multiplication A mathematical operation of repeated addition.
Negative Number A number less than zero.
Number Line A line diagram that represents numbers as points distributed in order.
Percent A fraction or ratio expressed as a part of 100.
Perimeter The total distance around the outside of a shape.
Place Value The value of a digit based on its position in a number.
Positive Number A number greater than zero.
Prime Number A number greater than one that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself.
Proportion An equation stating that two ratios are equal.
Quadratic Equation An equation of the form ax² + bx + c = 0, where x represents an unknown variable.
Ratio A comparison of two quantities using division.
Sequence An ordered list of numbers or terms.
Square Root A number that produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself.
Subtraction An operation that finds the difference between two numbers.
Sum The result of an addition operation.
Variable A symbol (like x or y) used to represent any member of a set of numbers or values.
Acute Angle An angle less than 90 degrees.
Base (Geometry) The bottom side or face of a geometric figure.
Congruent Having the same size and shape.
Distributive Property A property of multiplication over addition or subtraction.
Equilateral Triangle A triangle with all three sides of equal length.
Hypotenuse The longest side of a right-angled triangle, opposite the right angle.
Pythagorean Theorem A fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry among the three sides of a right triangle.
Rational Number A number that can be expressed as a fraction or ratio of integers.
Scatter Plot A graph of plotted points that show the relationship between two sets of data.
Standard Deviation A measure of the amount of variation or dispersion of a set of values.
PEMDAS PEMDAS is an acronym for the words parenthesis, exponents, multiplication, division, addition, subtraction. For any expression, all exponents should be simplified first, followed by multiplication and division from left to right and, finally, addition and
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