MCT2 7th and 8th Math Study Terms Set 1 (A-C)
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mgwoodruff on April 13, 2010
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LBMS MCT2 Study Sets, Long Beach Middle School
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolute value | The distance from 0 on a number line. |
| acute angle | An angle that has a measure less than 90°. |
| acute triangle | A triangle with 3 acute angles. |
| Addend | A number to be added. |
| additive inverse | The sum of a number and its opposite is equal to zero. |
| adjacent angles | Two angles that have the same vertex and a common ray, but no interior points in common. |
| alternate exterior angles | Nonadjacent exterior angles found on opposite sides of the transversal. |
| alternate interior angles | Two angles that are on opposite sides of a transversal and between the two lines. |
| Angle | A figure formed by two rays that share an endpoint. |
| Area | The number of square units needed to cover a region or figure. |
| associative property of addition | Changing the grouping of the addends does not change the sum. |
| associative property of multiplication | Changing the grouping of the factors does not change the product. |
| Base | A number raised to an exponent or a flat face of a cylinder, any side of a parallelogram or triangle, or one of the congruent faces of a prism. |
| Binomial | A polynomial with exactly 2 terms. |
| center | The point inside a circle that is an equal distance from all points on the circle. |
| certain | Refers to an event that must happen in a probability experiment. |
| circle | A plane figure having all points the same distance from a fixed point called the center. |
| Circumference | The distance around a circle. |
| coefficient | The factor in a term that is a number. |
| commutative property of addition | Changing the order of the addends does not change the sum. |
| commutative property of multiplication | Changing the order of the factors does not change the product. |
| complementary angles | Two angles whose measures have a sum of 90°. |
| composite figure | A figure composed of two or more figures. |
| compound event | A series of two or more simple events. |
| cone | A pointed solid figure with a circular base. |
| congruent | Having the same size and shape as another figure. |
| constant | A monomial that does not contain a variable. |
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