Math vocabulary

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Vocabulary	Picture (if available)	Definition	Use in a sentence
acute angle chris		A angle that is less than a right angle. christopher	Does a slice of pizza have a acute angle will?
acute triangle
addends	image created by steve on kidspiration 3	the numbers that are added together to find a sum.	sometimes, when there are 4 or 5 addends, a problem becomes harder. steve
algebraic expression
analog clock
angle		A figure formed by two rays that have the same endpoint.William	A corner has a angle.William
area
array		a way of displaying objects in rows and columns.	I use an array when I come across a mutiplication problem.Brice
Associate Property of Addition		addends can be regrouped and the sum remains the same.	sometimes I use associative property of addition in math.brice
Associate Property of Multiplication		factors can be regrouped and the product remains the same.	I use associate property of mutiplication in math.brice
average		The mean,found by adding all numbers in a set and dividing by the number of values .chris	What is the average for 10kg jacob?
bar graph		A bar graph displays data visually and is sometimes called a bar chart or a bar graph. Data is displayed either horizontally or vertically and allows viewers to compare items displayed. Data displayed will relate to things like amounts, characteristics, times and frequency etc. A bar graph displays information in a way that helps us to make generalizations and conclusions quickly and easily. A typical bar graph will have a label, axis, scales and bars. Bar graphs are used to display all kinds of information such as, numbers of females versus males in a school, sales of items during particular times of a year. Bar graphs are ideal for comparing two or more values.
benchmark fractions
breaking apart
capacity
center
centimeter
century
certain
chord
circle
circle graph
circumference
common factor
Communtative Property of Addition
Commutative Property of Multiplication
compatible numbers
compensation
cone
congruent
coordinate grid
counting on
cube		a solid figure with six congruent squares as its faces.	A rubix cube is a cube.Ian1
cup
customary units of measure
cylinder
data		Data means information	Go get the data book for the first car. JJustice
day
decade
decimal point
decimeter
degree
degrees celsius
denominator		The denominator tells how many equal parts there are in all and is below the numerator. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/math/fractions.html Click this for a fraction game! ;)	You need a denominator and a numerator to make a fraction. Kaylee
diameter
difference
digital clock		A digital clock is an electric clock, displayed with decimals and other symbols. For more information, click here, Wikipedia/digital clocks. -Kristi	My digital clock woke me up this morning. -Kristi
digits		digits are the 10 main numbers such as:0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and 9.	ok class, the digits are 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,and 9. jacob
Distributive property
divide
dividend
divisibility rules
divisible
divisor
edge
elapsed time
eually likely
equation
equilateral triangle
equivalent
equivalent fractions
expanded form
face		A face is one side of a prism.	How many faces does a rectangular prism have.
fact family
factors
fluid ounce
foot
fraction		A fraction is a symbol,such as 2/3 or 5/1, used to name a part of a whole, a part of a set, a location on a number line, or a division of wholes number. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/math/fractions.html Click here for a fraction games! ;)	Fractions are used a lot. Kaylee
front-end estimation
gallon
gram
hexagon
hour
hundreadth
identity property of addition
identity property of multiplication
impossible		impossible means not possible.	It's impossible to get a pink marble when there is one yellow marble. Solest
improper fractions
inch
inequalty
intersecting line
iterval
inverse operations
isosceles triangle
key
kilogram
kilometer
leap year		A leap year is a year that contains an extra day to keep the calender year the same as the seasonal year. For more information, go here: Wikipedia/leap year. -Kristi	My birthday is on a leap year. -Kristi
likely
line
line graph
line symmertry
line plot
line segment
liter
mass
mean
median
meter
mile
millennium
milliliter
millimeter
minute
mixed number
mode
month
multiple
net
number expression
numerator		The numerator tells how many equal parts are described and is above the denominator. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/math/fractions.html Click here for a fraction game! ;)	The numerator is above the denominator. Kaylee
obtuse angle
obtuse triangle
octagon
ordered pair
ounce
outcome
outlier
overestimate
P.M.		P.M stands for after 12:00 or noon.	Meet Jennifer at her house at 5:00 P.M.
parallel lines
parallelogram
partial products
pentagon
perimeter
period
perpendicular lines