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A whole number that has more than two factors 6 is a composite number because it has three factors: 1, 3, and 6

Any one of the ten numerals: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9.

A whole number that is divisible by 2; a number that has 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8 in the ones place

A number that is not divisible by 2; a number that has 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9 in the ones place

A number greater than 1 that has exactly two different factors, 1 and itself 5 is a prime number, as its only factors are 1 and 5.

A number or expression that is multiplied by another to yield a product All the factors of 6 are: 1, 2, 3, and 6

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A number placed to the top right of another number (base) to indicate the number of times the base is multiplied by itself

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A number (factor) that, when multiplied by itself, produces the given square

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A method of writing or displaying numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10 The scientific notation of the number 5,300,000 is 5.3 ∙ 106

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The set of numbers consisting of the whole numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, . . ., their opposites -1, -2, -3, - 4, . . ., and 0.

A real number that cannot be represented as an exact ratio of two integers; the decimal form of the number never terminates and never repeats

The set of counting numbers. Natural numbers include 1, 2, 3, 4, . . . .

Any number that can be expressed as a fraction in the form a/b where a and b are integers and b ≠ 0. All rational numbers can be expressed as a terminating or repeating decimal.

The set of numbers that includes all rational and irrational numbers.

The set of counting numbers plus 0 {0, 1, 2, 3, . . . }.

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addition + subtraction –

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division equal =

Any of the numbers in a designated sum of two or more numbers

The result of adding two or more quantities

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Factors are numbers you can multiply together to get another number

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A number to be divided by another number (divisor)

The number by which the dividend is divided

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Remainder is the amount left over after division when one divisor does not divide the dividend exactly

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Numerator Denominator

A proper fraction is a fraction where the numerator (the top number) is less than the denominator (the bottom number) smaller

larger

An improper fraction is a fraction where the numerator (the top number) is greater than or equal to the denominator (the bottom number).

larger (or equal) smaller (or equal)

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also called mixed numbers

A mixed fraction is a whole number and a proper fraction combined.

Fractions that represent the same amount.

Common denominators for ½ and 2/5 and are 10, 20, 30, . . .

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and bottom by the same number, the fraction keeps it's value

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A fractional number written in base ten form 0.56 is a decimal number 4.7 is a mixed decimal number

A decimal in which one or more digits repeat infinitely e.g., 0.777777 . . . , or 0.7

Percent means parts per 100. The symbol is %

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The addends of an algebraic expression involving constant(s) and at least one variable.

Examples 3xy contains one algebraic term: 3xy 5x2 — 3y contains two algebraic terms: 5x2 and —3y

A polynomial with just one term. Example: 5x2

In Algebra a term is either: * a single number, or * a variable, or * numbers and variables multiplied together.

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A polynomial is a monomial or a sum or difference of two or more monomials. Example: 3x + 8, 4a2 + 2a – 5, 3x2 – 12xy + 15y2

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A mathematical sentence stating that two expressions are equal.

A constant that multiplies a variable In 3x + 4y = 14, 3 is the coefficient of x and 4 is the coefficient of y.

A symbol used to represent a number in an expression In 2n + 3 the variable is n

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A particular side or face of a geometric figure.

Lying on the same straight line.

In the illustration below, A, B, and C are collinear

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Two figures that have the same shape and size.

Two angles are congruent if they have the same measure

The perpendicular distance from a vertex to the line containing the opposite side of a plane figure; the length of a perpendicular from the vertex to the plane containing the base of a pyramid or cone

Triangles are congruent when they have exactly the same three sides and exactly the same three angles.

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One of the two sides that form the right angle of a right triangle; the sides that are not the hypotenuse.

The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle; the longest side of a right triangle.

A part of a line between two endpoints along the line. A line segment is named by the endpoints.

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A line that divides a figure into two congruent parts so that they can be matched by folding the shape in half.

Line AB and line CD are parallel

The total distance around a closed figure.

Lines, faces, or edges that intersect at right angles (90°) to each other.

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A line, segment, or ray that meets a line segment at a right angle and divides the line segment into two equal pieces.

A B

A set of points forming a flat surface that extends without end in all directions.

Part of a line that has one endpoint and extends infinitely in one direction.

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A line segment joining two adjacent vertices of a polygon.

AB is a side of ΔABC

The common endpoint of two sides of a polygon. The common endpoint of two rays that form an angle.

All points on a flat surface that are the same distance from a fixed point. The fixed point is called the centre of the circle.

The distance around (perimeter of) a circle, calculated by multiplying the length of the diameter (d) of the circle by pi (π)

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A line segment of a circle passing through the centre of the circle.

A line segment that extends from the centre of a circle to any point on the circle; equal to half the diameter.

A line segment joining two points on a cirlce.

A straight line that touches the cirlce at one point.

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An angle whose measure is greater than 0° and less than 90°.

A geometric figure formed by two rays or line segments (also called arms) with a common endpoint (called a vertex).

An angle whose measure is greater than 90° and less than 180°.

An angle whose measure is greater than 180° and less than 360°.

A 90° angle; an angle formed by two perpendicular lines.

An angle with a measure of 180°.

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Two angles are supplementary if they add up to 180 degrees.

Two angles are complementary if they add up to 90 degrees (a right angle).

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β1 and β2

α1 and α2

γ1 and γ2

δ1 and δ2

γ1 and α2

β1 and δ2

δ1 and β2

α1 and γ2

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A line segment or ray that divides an angle into two congruent angles.

An angle on the inside of a polygon formed by two adjacent sides of the polygon.

An angle between any side of a shape, and a line extended from the next side.

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An angle whose vertex is at the centre of a circle and whose sides contain radii of the circle.

An angle whose vertex is at the centre of a circle and whose sides contain radii of the circle.

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A triangle in which all three angles are acute.

A triangle containing one obtuse angle.

A triangle with one right angle.

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A triangle with no congruent sides and no congruent angles.

A triangle with at least two congruent sides and two congruent angles.

A triangle with three congruent sides and three congruent angles.

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A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.

Polygons with four sides and four angles.

A quadrilateral with four right angles; a parallelogram with a right angle.

A parallelogram with all four sides congruent.

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A rectangle with all sides congruent (equal in measure); a rhombus with a right angle.

A quadrilateral with at least one pair of parallel sides.

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A polygon with ten sides.

A polygon with seven sides and seven angles.

A polygon with six sides and six angles.

A closed plane figure formed by three or more line segments.

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A polygon with nine sides and nine angles.

A polygon with five sides and five angles.

A polygon with eight sides and eight angles.

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A polygon in which all sides and all angles are congruent (equal).

A line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices of a polygon

convex polygon concave polygon

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The plane formed by a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, often labelled the x-axis and y-axis respectively; contains quadrants 1 to 4 (the quadrants are often labelled using Roman numerals I to IV).

An ordered pair of numbers that identifies, or is used to locate, a point on a coordinate plane, written as (x, y).

The point on the coordinate plane where the x- and y-axes intersect; has coordinates (0, 0).

One of four sections of a coordinate grid separated by horizontal and vertical axes.

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Solid A regular 3-D object with 6 congruent square faces, 12 congruent edges, and 8 vertices.

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A 3-D figure that is bounded by four or more polygonal faces.

A polyhedron whose base is a polygon and whose lateral faces are triangles that share a common vertex.

A 3-D figure (solid) that has two congruent and parallel faces that are polygons (the bases); the remaining faces are parallelograms.

A prism with a triangular base.

A prism whose six faces are rectangles; a prism with a rectangular base

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The sum of the areas of the faces or curved surface of a 3-D object. The amount of 3-dimensional space an object occupies.

A flat surface of a solid

A line segment where two faces of a 3-D figure intersect.

The 2-D set of polygons of which a 3-D object is composed.

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A graph that uses horizontal or vertical bars to display data.

A graph in which the data is represented by sectors (parts) of a circle (whole); the total of all the sectors should be 100% of the data. Each section of the circle represents a part or percentage of the whole.

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A bar graph that displays the frequency of data that has been organized into equal intervals; the intervals cover all possible values of data; therefore, there are no spaces between the bars of the graph; the horizontal axis is divided into continuous equal intervals.

A graph that uses pairs of bars to compare and show the relationship between data.

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A measure of central tendency; the quotient obtained when the sum of the numbers in a set is divided by the number of addends; the arithmetic average. Example: Four tests results: 15, 18, 22, 20 The sum is: 75 Divide 75 by 4: 18.75 The mean (average) is 18.75

The middle value in an ordered list. If there is no middle value, the median is the average of the two middle values. Example: Scores: 2, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 Median = 6

The number or members of a data set that occur(s) most frequently in the set of data. Example: In scores: 2, 2, 2, 4, 6, 6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10 Mode = 6

A graph that uses line segments to show changes in data; the data usually represents trends, relationships, or a quantity changing over time.

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The difference between the greatest and the least values in a set of numbers.

To ask either written or verbal questions for the purpose of acquiring information/data.

The results of a question or questions answered by a group of people.

An event that has a 100% chance of occurring

An event that has a 0% chance of occurring

Example: Rolling the number 7 when tossing a six-sided number cube labelled 1 to 6

Example: Find the of the following data set: 9, 4, 17, 5, 7, 10, 13 The lowest number is 4. The highest number is 17. Range = 17 - 4 = 13

Example: A die numbered 1-6 is rolled. It is certain that the die will land on a number 1 - 6.