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Math Terminology
Middle School Math Terms
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Mathematics
8th Grade
04/23/2008

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Ratio
Definition
a comparison of numbers from different sets
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Evaluate
Definition
to solve a math problem
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Exponential Form
Definition
a number with an exponent
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Exponent
Definition
tells you how many times to multiply a number by itself
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Absolute Value
Definition
the distance a number is from zero on a number line (never negative)
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Interval
Definition
the amount between numbers on a number line or axis
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Proportion
Definition
two ratios that are set equal to one another
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Correlation
Definition
how two things are related
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Equivalent
Definition
equal
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Scientific Notation
Definition
a way to write very big or very small numbers
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Mixed Number
Definition
A number that has both a whole part and a fractional part
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Improper Fraction
Definition
when the numerator is greater than the denominator
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Factor
Definition
a number that can divide into another number without a remainder
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Multiple
Definition
a number that is found by multiplying two numbers together
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Reciprocal
Definition
two numbers whose product equals one (when you flip a number over)
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Sum
Definition
the answer to an addition problem
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Difference
Definition
the answer to a subtraction problem
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Product
Definition
the answer to a multiplication problem
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Quotient
Definition
the answer to a division problem
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Decimal
Definition
separates the whole from the part
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Variable
Definition
a letter that represents a number
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Rate
Definition
a ratio that compares quantities measured in different units (miles per hour)
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Unit Rate
Definition
a rate with a denominator of 1
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Percent
Definition
out of 100 or per 100
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Data
Definition
information
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Mean
Definition
the same as average
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Median
Definition
the middle number in a set of numbers that are arranged from least to greatest
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Mode
Definition
the number that occurs most often a set of data
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Inequality
Definition
(not equal) a math problem that uses > or < instead of the = sign
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Hypotenuse
Definition
the side of a right triangle that is opposite the right angle
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Standard Form
Definition
a number without an exponent
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Opposite
Definition
two numbers that are the same distance from 0 on a number line, but in opposite directions
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Axis
Definition
a straight line used for measurement or reference in a graph
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Prime Number
Definition
a number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself
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Composite Number
Definition
a number with more than two factors
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Congruent
Definition
Same size and shape
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Inverse
Definition
operations that ‘undo’ each other (like addition and subtraction)
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Radius
Definition
the distance from the center of a circle to any point on the circle (half the diameter)
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Diameter
Definition
a line that goes from one point in a circle through the center to the opposite side of the circle (twice the radius)
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Circumference
Definition
the distance around a circle (like perimeter)
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Coefficient
Definition
a number used to multiply a variable (as 3 in the expression 3n)
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