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MATH Vocabulary (Set 1)
Mrs. He's 5th Grade Math Class
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Mathematics
5th Grade
04/06/2010

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absolute value
Definition
the distance a number is from 0 on a number line
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acute angle
Definition
an angle having a measure less than 90°
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acute triangle
Definition
a triangle with all angles less than 90°
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angle
Definition
a figure formed by two rays sharing a common endpoint
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area
Definition
the number of square units needed to cover a figure
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bar graph
Definition
a type of graph that uses bars to show and compare data
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base
Definition
a polygon’s side or a solid figure’s face for which the figure is measured or named; the number that is repeatedly multiplied in an exponent
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box-and-whisker plot
Definition
a visual display of a set of data, which shows the data’s quartiles, minimum, median, and maximum
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circle
Definition
a plane figure with all points the same distance from the center
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circle graph
Definition
a graph that shows a circle divided into regions to compare parts of a data set to each other or to the entire set
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circumference
Definition
the distance around the outside of a circle
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coefficient
Definition
a numerical factor in a term
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compatible numbers
Definition
numbers that are easy to work with mentally
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composite number
Definition
a number with more than two factors
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