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PSSA Anchor Vocabulary - Math
Mathematics Assessment Anchor Vocabulary - Grade 4 - PA
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Mathematics
4th Grade
03/08/2010

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Term
Addend
Definition
Any number that is being added.
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Acute angle
Definition
An angle with a measure less than 90 degrees.
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Analog time
Definition
Time displayed on a timepiece having hour and minute hands.
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Area
Definition
The measure, in square units, of the inside of plane figure.
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Array
Definition
A rectangular arrangement of objects in equal rows or columns.
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Combination
Definition
A group of items. Placing these items in a different order does not create a new combination.
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Cone
Definition
A solid figure that has a circular base and one vertex.
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Congruent
Definition
Having the same size and shape.
* Congruent angles have the same measure
* Congruent segments have the same length.
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Cube
Definition
A rectangular solid having six congruent square faces.
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Cylinder
Definition
A three-dimensional figure with two circular bases, which are parallel and congruent.
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Edge
Definition
The line segment where two faces of a solid figure meet.
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Equation
Definition
A statement that two mathematical expressions are equal.
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Equivalent
Definition
Having the same value
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Expression
Definition
A variable, or any combination of numbers, variables, and symbols that represent a mathematical relationship (e.g., 24 x 2 + 5 or 4a - 9
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Face
Definition
A plane figure that serves as one side of a solid figure
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Fact family
Definition
A set of related addition and subtraction, or multiplication and division equations using the same numbers (e.g., 6+9=15, 15-9=6, 9+6=15, 15-6=9).
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Factor
Definition
A whole number that divides evenly into another whole number (e.g., 1, 3, 5, and 15 are factors of 15).
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Function
Definition
A relation in which every input value has a unique output value.
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Hexagon
Definition
A polygon with 6 sides.
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Inequality
Definition
A mathematical sentence that contains a symbol that shows the terms on either side of the symbol are unequal (e.g., 3+4>6).
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Line
Definition
A straight path extending in both directions with no endpoints.
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Line of symmetry
Definition
A line that divides a figure into two halves that are mirror images of each other.
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Line segment
Definition
A part of a line with two endpoints
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Mean (average)
Definition
The number found by dividing the sum of a set of numbers by the number of addends.
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Median
Definition
The middle number in an ordered set of data, or the average of the two middle numbers when the set has two middle numbers.
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Mode
Definition
The number(s) that occur most often in a set of data.
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Multiples
Definition
The product of a given whole number and another whole number (e.g., multiples of 4 are 4,8, 12, 16...)
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Number sentence
Definition
An equation or inequality with numbers
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Obtuse angle
Definition
An angle with a measure more than 90 degrees.
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Octagon
Definition
A polygon with 8 sides.
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Ordered pair
Definition
A pair of numbers used to locate a point on a coordinate grid. The first number tells how far to move horizontally, and the second number tells how far to move vertically.
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Parallel lines
Definition
Lines that never intersect and are always the same distance apart.
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Parallelogram
Definition
A quadrilateral whose opposite sides are parallel and congruent.
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Pentagon
Definition
A polygon with 5 sides.
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Perimeter
Definition
The distance around a figure
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Perpendicular lines
Definition
Two lines, segments or rays that intersect to form right angles.
Term
Pictograph
Definition
A graph that uses pictures to show and compare information.
Term
Pyramid
Definition
A solid figure with a polygon base and triangular sides that meet a single point (vertex).
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Quadrilateral
Definition
A polygon with 4 sides.
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Ray
Definition
A part of a line that has one endpoint and continues without end in one direction.
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Rectangular prism
Definition
A solid figure in which all six faces are rectangles.
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Reflection (flip)
Definition
A transformation that produces the mirror image of a figure.
Term
Rhombus
Definition
A parallelogram with four equal sides.
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Right angle
Definition
An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees.
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Right triangle
Definition
A triangle that has a 90 degree angle.
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Rotation (turn)
Definition
A movement of a figure that turns that figure around a fixed point.
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Sphere
Definition
A solid figure that has all points the same distance from the center.
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Tally chart
Definition
A table that uses tally marks to record data.
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Translation (slide)
Definition
A movement of a figure to a new position without turning or flipping it.
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Trapezoid
Definition
A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.
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Vertex
Definition
a point where lines, rays, sides of a polygon or edges of a polyhedron meet (corner).
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Volume (capacity)
Definition
The amount of space (in cubic units) that a solid figure can hold.
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