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Geometry Vocabulary
Saxon Geometry Vocabulary
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Mathematics
9th Grade
05/22/2010

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Term
line
Definition

straight path has no thickness extends forever infinite number of points labeled with a lower case

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letter or any two points on that line. AB or x

Term
plane
Definition
flat surface no thickness extends forever named with an uppercase letter or 3 non-colinear points that lie in the plane
Term
point
Definition
names a location has no size represented by a dot (.) labeled using a capital letter
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colinear
Definition
Any set if points that lie on the same line
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non-colinear
Definition
Points that do not lie on the safe line
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plane
Definition
a flat surface that has no thickness and extends forever
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line segment
Definition
a part of a line consisting of two endpoints
Term
congruent
Definition
two geometric objects that have the same size and shape
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ray
Definition
a part of a line that starts at an endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction
Term
opposite rays
Definition
tow rays that have a common endpoint and form a line
Term
vertex
Definition
the common endpoint of an angle
Term
degree
Definition
what angles are measured in
Term
acute angle
Definition
an angle greater than 0 degrees and less than 90 degrees
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees
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right angle
Definition
an angle that is exactly 90 degrees
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straight angle
Definition
an angle that is exactly 180 degrees
Term
bisect
Definition
to divide a figure into two congruent parts
Term
complementary angle
Definition
two angles who's sum is 90 degrees
Term
Supplementary angle
Definition
two angles who's some is equal to 180 degrees
Term
Adjacent angles
Definition
two angles in the same plane that share a vertex and a side, but share no interior points
Term
Linear pair
Definition
Adjacent angles whose non-common sides are opposite rays
Term
Vertical angles
Definition
Nonadjacent angles formed by to intersecting lines
Term
Perpendicular Bisector
Definition
a line, segment, or ray that intersects a segment at it's midpoint, forming a 90 degree angle
Term
Angle Bisector
Definition
A line, segment, or ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles
Term
Inductive reasoning
Definition
The process of reasoning that a rule or statement is true because several specific cases are true
Term
Conjecture
Definition
a statement that is believed to be true
Term
Formula
Definition
A mathematical relationship expressed with symbols
Term
Perimeter
Definition
the sum of the side lengths of a closed geometric figure
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Area
Definition
the size of the region bounded by the figure
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