| Term | Definition |
|---|
| approximate | form an estimate of (quantities or time) |
| axis | A feature of a chart, on which you can plot numbers. The horizontal line is called the X-_____, and the vertical line is called the Y-_____. |
| circumference | the perimeter of a circle |
| conclusion | a position reached after consideration |
| construct | put together out of components or parts |
| cube | a rectangular prism with six congruent faces |
| diameter | the length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference |
| edge | a line determining the limits of an area |
| event | something that happens at a given place and time |
| face | a surface forming part of the outside of an object |
| slant height | The distance from the base of a cone to it's vertex; measured along the lateral surface |
| identify | recognize as being a particular thing |
| integer | any whole number (positive or negative) or zero |
| interval | a set containing all points (or all real numbers) between two given endpoints |
| inverse | opposite in nature or effect or relation to another amount |
| justify | defend or explain by reasoning |
| net | A two-dimensional pattern that can be folded to make a three-dimensional prism or pyramid |
| order of operations | the order in which operations in an expression to be evaluated are carried out. 1. parentheses 2. exponets 3. multiplication and divison 4. addition and subtraction |
| percent | a ratio that compares a number to 100. |
| pi | The value that shows the relationship of a circle's circumference to its diameter; it has an approximate value of 3.14 |
| polyhedron | a three-dimensional figure whose surfaces are polygons |
| regular polyhedron | A polyhedron in which all faces are the same regular polygon |
| prism | A solid figure that has two congruent, parallel polygons as its bases. Its sides are parallelograms |
| experimental probability | Probability based on data from repeating an event (doing an experiment) |
| theoretical probability | Probability based on comparing the number of possible favorable outcomes to the number of total possible outcomes |
| distributive property | a property indicating a special way in which multiplication is applied to addition of two or more numbers in which each term inside a set of parentheses can be multiplied by a factor outside the parentheses, such as a(b + c) = ab + ac |
| identity property | The sum of 0 and any number is the number. The product of 1 and any number is the number. |
| proportion | A statement where two fractions/ratios are equal |
| proportional | Having a constant relationship in degree or number |
| pyramid | a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex |
| radius | the length of a line segment between the center and circumference of a circle or sphere |
| rate | the relative speed of progress or change |
| unit rate | comparison of a quanity to 1 |
| ratio | the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient) |
| semicircle | a two dimensional figure with the shape of half a circle |
| solution | the successful action of solving a problem |
| surface area | the sum of the areas of all the faces of a solid figure |
| tetrahedron | any polyhedron having four plane faces |
| three dimensional | having height, width, and depth; has volume |
| two dimensional | a shape that only has two dimensions (such as width and height) and area but does not have volume |
| verify | to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm |
| volume | the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object |
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