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Vocabulary Finals
Math 6th grade 65
Question | Answer |
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Prime Factorization | Expressing a number as the product of its prime number. |
Prime | A number that has exactly two factors, itself and 1 |
percent | A special ratio that compares a number to 100 using the symbol % |
y-axis | The vertical number line used to make a graph |
ratio | A comparison of two quantities usually expressed as a fraction |
Decimal | An equivalent of a fraction found by dividing the numerator by the denominator |
Reciprocal | Switching the numerator and denominator in a fraction |
Isosceles | A triangle that has two equal sides |
X-axis | The horizontal number line used to make a graph |
similar | Figures with the same shape,but not necessarily the same size; corresponding sides are proportional |
Composite | A whole number with factors other than itself and 1 |
Repeating decimal | A polygon with all sides the same length |
multiple | The product of two whole numbers |
independent variable | The variable wose value determines the value of the other variable |
perimeter | The distance around a polygon |
transversal | A line that intersects two or more lines |
supplementary | Two angles whose sum is 180 degrees |
numerator | The number written above the line in a fraction |
corresponding | Sides or angles that have the same position in similar figures |
outcome | One of the possible events in a probability experiment |
terminating decimal | A decimal that contains a finite number of digits |
complementary | Two angles that have measures with a sum of 90 degrees |
Factor | Two numbers that are multiplied |
scale | The way each axis of a coordinate grid is labeled |
radius | The segment from the center of a circle to a point on the circle |
symmetry | A line that divides a figure into two congruent halves that are mirror images of each other |
scalene | A triangle that has no sides the same length |
fraction | A number that shows the part of a whole |
dependent variable | The variable whose value is determined by the other variable in a relationship |
base | The side of a plane figure that it rests on. |
parallelogram | A quadrilateral that has two sets of parallel lines |
quadrilateral | A polygon with four sides |
equivalent | Equal in value |
ordered pair | A pair of points that gives the coordinates of a point on a grid (horizontal,vertical) |
area | The space inside a 2-dimensional shape |
Straight angle | An angle that measures 180 degrees |
Parallel | Two lines that are an equal distance apart and will never intersect |
exponet | The small raised number that tells how mant times a factor is multiplied by itself |
variable | A quantity that can change; represents an unknown (usually represented by a letter) |
circumfrence | The distance around a circle |
polygon | A closed figure formed by three or more line segments |
perpendicular lines | Two lines that intersect to form right angles |
scale factor | The ratio between the lengths of corresponding sides of tow similar figures |
probabilty | The chance of an event occuring |
pi | The mathematical naem for the ratio of a circles circumference to its diameter |
vertex | The point where two sides of an angle meet |
diagonal | A line segment that joins vertices of a polygon but its not a side of the polygon |
congruent | Having exactly the same shape and size |
denominator | The quantity below the line in a fraction |
diameter | The line segment that stretches from one side of a circle through the center to the other side |
pentagon | A polygon that has five sides |
Hexagon | A polygon with six sides |