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Mechanical Engineering
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02/14/2018

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Term
acute angle
Definition
An angle with a measure less than 90°.
Term
add
Definition
To combine, put together two or more quantities
Term
addend
Definition
Any number being added.
Term
additive comparison
Definition
Problems that ask how much more (or less) one amount is than another.
Term
algorithm
Definition
A step-by-step method for computing.
Term
angle
Definition
Two rays that share an endpoint.
Term
angle measure
Definition
The measure of the size of an angle. It tells how far one side is turned from the other side. A one degree angle turns through 1/360 of a full circle.
Term
arc
Definition
Part of a circle between any two of its points.
Term
area
Definition
The measure, in square units, of the inside of a plane figure.
Term
area model
Definition
A model of multiplication that shows each place value product.
Term
array
Definition
An arrangement of objects in equal rows.
Term
Associative Property of Addition
Definition
Changing the grouping of three or more addends does not change the sum.
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Associative Property of Multiplication
Definition
Changing the grouping of three or more factors does not change the product.
Term
attribute
Definition
A characteristic of an object, such as color, shape, size, etc.
Term
benchmark fraction
Definition
Fractions that are commonly used for estimation.
Term
capacity
Definition
Capacity refers to the amount of liquid a container can hold.
Term
centimeter (cm)
Definition
A metric unit of length equal to 0.01 of a meter.
Term
circle
Definition
A plane figure with all points the same distance from a fixed point called a center.
Term
classify
Definition
To sort into categories or to arrange into groups by attributes.
Term
common denominator
Definition
For two or more fractions, a common denominator is a common
multiple of the denominators.
Term
Commutative Property of Addition
Definition
Changing the order of the addends does not change the sum.
Term
Commutative Property of Multiplication
Definition
Changing the order of the factors does not change the product.
Term
compare
Definition
To decide if one number is greater than, less than, or equal to.
Term
compose
Definition
To put together components or basic elements.
Term
composite number
Definition
A number greater than 0 that has more than two different factors.
Term
congruent
Definition
Having exactly the same size and shape.
Term
cup (c)
Definition
A customary unit of capacity.
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces.
Term
customary system
Definition
A system of measurement used in the U.S. The system includes
units for measuring length, capacity, and weight.
Term
data
Definition
A collection of information gathered for a purpose. Data may be in the form of either words or numbers.
Term
decimal
Definition
A number with one or more digits to the right of a decimal point.
Term
decimal notation
Definition
A number containing a decimal point.
Term
decimal point
Definition
A dot (.) separating the whole number from the fraction in decimal notation.
Term
decompose
Definition
To separate into components or basic elements.
Term
degree (angle measure)
Definition
A unit for measuring angles. Based on dividing one complete circle into 360 equal parts.
Term
denominator
Definition
The quantity below the line in a fraction. It tells how many equal parts are in the whole.
Term
digit
Definition
Any of the symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.
Term
difference
Definition
The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.
Term
Distributive Property
Definition
When one of the factors of a product is a sum, multiplying each addend before adding does not change the product.
Term
divide
Definition
To separate into equal groups and find the number in each group or the number of groups.
Term
dividend
Definition
A number that is divided by another number.
Term
divisor
Definition
The number by which another number is divided.
Term
endpoint
Definition
A point at either end of a line segment, or a point at one end of a ray.
Term
equal
Definition
Having the same value.
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