MATH VOCABULARY

Set: MATH VOCABULARY

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	Term	Definition
	right angle	like a square corner
	parallel	lines that will never meet, no matter how long you stretch them (like railroad tracks!)
	perpendicular	lines that cross in a right angle (or a + sign)
	perimeter	the distance around the outside of a shape
	area	the number of square units needed to cover a space
	capacity	the amount a container can hold
	centimeter	a metric unit of length smaller than an inch
	certain	an event that will happen for sure
	closed figure	a shape that has no open places
	congruent	the same size and shape
	difference	the answer to a subtraction problem
	digit	a number
	elapsed time	the amount of time that has passed
	equivalent	equal
	estimate	it tells you to use rounding
	event	something that happens
	expression	a math problem (like 12 +62, or 3 X 2)
	foot	a measure of length equal to 12 inches
	gallon	a measure of capacity equal to 4 quarts
	gram	a very small measure of weight in the metric system
	impossible	could never happen
	inch	a small measure of length (there are 12 of them in a foot)
	kilogram	a metric unit to measure weight (think of a large book
	kilometer	a metric unit to measure distance (about half of a mile)
	likely	it has a good chance of happening
	mass	means the same as weight
	median	the middle number (but the list has to be put in order first!)
	meter	a metric unit to measure length or distance (it's about the same as a yard)
	milliliter	a very small metric unit to measure capacity (what a dropper holds)
	mode	the number that appears the most times
	number sentence	a math problem, including the answer (like 24 + 36 = 60)
	open figure	a shape that has an opening
	ounce	a small unit of wieght (like one slice of bread)
	pound	a unit of weight (it equals 16 ounces)
	quadrilateral	a shape with 4 sides
	quart	a unit to measure capacity (equals 2 pints)
	range	to find this, you subtract the smallest number from the biggest
	sum	the answer to an addition problem
	symmetry	a shape can be folded along a line so that the two parts match exactly
	tessellation	when a shape is repeated over and over to cover a surface with no spaces in between
	yard	a unit for measuring length or distance (it is equal to 3 feet)

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Created	February 6, 2007
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Yakeyglee : I think that the definitions are a bit vauge. they should be more specific

lkj6778 : yo

alicia : wow. some of these i'm learning about.

Magee : i agree with yakeyglee. These defintions are not clear at all. EX. something that happens could be something else rather than event. it could be occurance. and also, for the question where the answer is number sentence, it could also be equation. you need to be much more specific on most of these answers and questions. I hope you change them. If you do, i will stilluse this set. If not, i won't.

Yakeyglee : yeah...it is in desperate need of revision.

Magee : sigh......then can i do it?