| Addition | an adding of two or more numbers to get a number called the sum Example:5+5 = 10 10 is the sum |
| Algebra | area of math dealing in representing numbers with letters Example:x+5=8 solve for x |
| Arithmetic | "the art of computing using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division" |
| Circle | a curved line with every point equal distance from the center |
| Composite Number | any integer that can be divided by another number evenly except by itself and 1 Example:"21, 24, 9, 10" |
| Congruent | equal; equal angles are described to be this |
| Coordinate Axis | two perpendicular lines intersecting to form four quadrants |
| Counting Number | * see natural number Example:"1,2,3,4..." |
| Denominator | the bottom number in a fraction Example:15/16 16 is the denominator |
| Difference | the amount by which one number differs from another Example:9-8=1 the difference of 9 and 8 is 1 |
| Directrix | a fixed line associated with a parabola |
| Dividend | the number being divided Example:9÷3=3 9 is the dividend |
| Division | the process of finding out how many times a number is contained in another Example:6÷3=2 3 is in 6 two times |
| Divisor | the number doing the dividing Example:10÷2=5 2 is the divisor |
| e | number used as the base for natural logarithms |
| Ellipse | a curved line with the sum of the distances from imaginary points (foci) to each point on the curve is constant |
| Exponent | a small figure placed to the upper-right of a number showing the number of times to multiply that number by itself |
| Focus | "imaginary point seen in parabolas, hyperbolas, and ellipses" |
| Fraction | a shown division Example:8-Jun |
| Geometry | "area of math dealing with points, lines, planes and figures" |
| Hexagon | a six-sided polygon |
| Hyperbola | a curved line with the difference of the distances from imaginary points (foci) to each point on the curve is constant |
| Imaginary Number | an even root of a negative number; square root of -1 is symbolized by i Example:5i |
| Improper Fraction | where the numerator of the fraction is large than the denominator Example:25/12 |
| Inequality | "an equation written with a greater than, a less than sign, or a NOT equal to sign" Example:5 + x ‹ 10 |
| Integer | any positive or negative whole number or zero Example:"-3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3 " |
| Line | an infinite path connecting an infinite number of points |
| Logarithm (Log) | the power to which a number is raised -- the exponent Example:log 10^2 = 2 |
| Mixed Number | a whole number and a fraction Example:5 1/2 |
| Multiplication | the process of repeating additions of the same number Example:9 x 9 =81 |
| Natural Log | logarithm with base e Example:ln 5 |
| Natural Number | any positive integer Example:"1, 2, 3, 4..." |
| Numerator | the top number in a fraction |
| Octagon | an eight-sided polygon |
| Parabola | set of points equal distance from a focus and a directrix |
| Parallel | extending where each matching point on different lines is equidistant |
| Pentagon | a five-sided polygon |
| Percent | a number out of 100 (%) Example:"50%, 75%" |
| Perpendicular | at right angles to |
| Pi | ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle (3.1415926...) Example:Ñ |
| Plane Geometry | area of geometry dealing two-dimensional figures |
| Point | "a place in space with zero dimensions, shape, size, or extension" |
| Polygon | a closed figure with at least four sides and four angles |
| Prime Number | any integer that cannot be divided by another number evenly except by itself and 1; two is the smallest prime number Example:"2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13" |
| Product | the number that results by multiplying two or more numbers together Example:8 x 8 = 64 64 is the product |
| Pyramid | a shape with a polygonal base and triangular sides meeting at a common point (vertex) |
| Quadrant | 1/4 of a coordinate plane axis |
| Quadrilateral | a four-sided polygon |
| Quotient | the result when one number is divided by another Example:100÷25 = 4 4 is the quotient |
| Radical | a root sign |
| Ray | a line having one endpoint |
| Real Number | any number that is not imaginary Example:"1.23156..., 5, 8/6, e, square root (3)" |
| Rectangle | a quadrilateral with four right angles |
| Regular Polygon | a polygon with all sides equal and all interior angles congruent |
| Rhombus | a quadrilateral with equal sides |
| Right Angle | an angle of 90 degrees |
| Segment | a piece of a line with two endpoints |
| Solid Geometry | area of geometry dealing with 3-d objects and figures |
| Space | the 3-d continuous expanse and of the matter contained within |
| Square | a rectangle with all four sides equal |
| Square Root | the number that when multiplied by itself will produce a given number (the square) |
| Subtraction | the process of finding the difference between two numbers |
| Sum | the result of adding numbers Example:6+7=13 13 is the sum |
| Transversal | a line that intersects at least two other lines |
| Trapezoid | a quadrilateral with only two sides parallel |
| Vertex | "a corner point of a geometric figure formed by lines, planes, or both" |
| Vertical Angle | equal angles formed by the intersection of two or more lines |
| Whole Number | any positive integer, sometime 0 is included Example:"1, 24, 28, 500" |