Geometry Vocab
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xojrhealy023 on March 29, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 transformation | any change in the position of a figure |
| image | any figure which coincides with the original |
| reflection | any image formed by flipping a figure over a line |
| rotation | an image formed by rotating a figure in a circular motion around a given point |
| translation | an image formed by sliding a figure a given number of units in any direction |
| symmetry | the coincidence of a figure and its image after a transformation |
| network | a figure formed by connecting points |
| conjecture | a prediction based on inductive reasoning |
| vertex/node | the point at which edges meet |
| conditional statement | a statement in the form of if then |
| hypothesis | the if part of the conditional statement |
| conclusion | the then part of the conditional statement |
| counterexample | a conjecture for which the hypothesis is true, but the conclusion is false |
| plane | flat surface that extends infinitely in all directions |
| coplanar | on the same plane |
| skew lines | lines that do not intersect and are not coplanar |
| False | Only rays can be bisected T/F |
| True | Segments can be bisected T/F |
| converse | conclusion becomes hypothesis and hypothesis become conclusion |
| inductive reasoning | a prediction based on a pattern of occurrence |
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