100 Vocabularies in Math

1. Rhombus-a four sided polygon with four equal angles

2. Right angle-an angle that has a measure of 90 degrees
3. Right triangle-a triangle that has a 90 degree angle as one of its angles
4. Sample space-the set of all possible outcomes in a probability problem
5. Scatter plot-a graph made by plotting data points
6. Sphere-a three dimensional object in which all surface points are the
same distance from the center
7. Square-a four sided polygon with four equal sides and four right angles
8. Square root-the nonnegative number which, when multiplied by itself,
gives you the original number
9. Tangent-touching
10. Tens place-the position of the second digit to the left of the decimal
point
11. Bar graph-a graph that uses bars of different lengths to compare data
12. Circle graph-a pie chart, a graph shaped like a circle that shows
fractions, percents, or decimals as parts of the whole
13. Cone-a three dimensional object with a circular base and a pointed top
14. Congruent-having the same size and shape
15. Congruent angles-two angles that have equal degree measure
16. Consecutive numbers-integers or a subset of integers that are next to
each other.
17. Consecutive integers-integers that increase or decrease
incrementally by one
18. Coordinates-the x and y values of a point in the coordinate plane
written (x,y)
19. Counting-figuring out the number of different ways you can select
members of a group
20. Counting Principle-Fundamental Principal Counting
21. Counting number-natural number, any positive integer
22. Cube-a six sided square prism with all sides congruent
23. Cylinder-a three dimensional object with a circular top an identical
base

24. Decimal-a rational number equivalent to a fraction whose denominator

is a power of 10
25. Decimal places-places to the right of the decimal
26. Degree-1/360th of circle, used to measure angles
27. Degree measure-the size of an angle in degrees
28. Denominator-the bottom number in a fraction
29. Diameter-a line that divides a circle in half. It passes directly through
the center of the circle and that starts and ends on the edge of the circle
30. Difference-the result of a subtraction problem
31. Digit-a member of the set of all consecutive integers from 0 to 9
32. Dividend-the number being divided in a division problem
33. Divisibility-division with no remainder, a number is divisible by another
number if it can be evenly divided by that number
34. Divisor-the second number in a division problem
35. Equation-a mathematical statement that uses an equal sign to show
that two mathematical expressions are equal
36. Equilateral triangle-a triangle with three equal sides and three equal
angles that all measure 60 degrees
37. Even number-a whole number that is divisible by 2
38. Exponent-a number written to the upper right of a number that tells
how many times to multiply the number by itself
39. Factor-number that divides evenly into another number
40. Fraction-a number written as a part over a whole, a numerator over a
denominator
41. Fundamental Principal of Counting-If one event can happen in n
ways, and for these, a second event can happen m ways, the total ways in
which the two events can happen is n times m
42. Graph-a visual representation or picture of data
43. Heptagon-a seven sided polygon
44. Hexagon-a six sided figure
45. Hundreds place-the position of the third digit to the left of the decimal
point
46. Hundredths place-the position of the second digit to the right of the
decimal point

47. Hypotenuse-the side of a right triangle that is oposite the right angle,
the longest side in a right triangle
48. Improper fraction-a fraction with a numerator that is larger than the
denominator
49. Inequality-a mathematical sentence that shows the relationship
between expressions that are not equal
50. Integer-any positive or negative whole number or zero
51. Irrational Number-any number that is not a rational number. It is this if
it can be written as a decimal that does not repeat and does not end
52. Isosceles triangle-a triangle that has two equal sides and two equal
angles
53. Line-a straight line that goes on forever in both directions
54. Lowest Common Denominator-the smallest common multiple into
which each of the denominators will evenly divide
55. Mean-the average, the sum of a set of numbers divided by the number
of numbers in a set
56. Median-the middle value of a set of numbers when they are arranged
from lowest to highest. If the set contains an even number of numbers, the
median is the average of the two numbers closest to the middle
57. Mixed number-a number that is made up of a whole number and a
fraction
58. Mode-the value or values that appear most frequently in a list of
numbers
59. Multiple of a number-the product of that number and another number
60. Natural number-any positive integer, a counting number
61. Negative number-any number less than zero
62. Number line-a line labeled with positive and negative numbers in
increasing order from left to right that extends infinitely in both directions
63. Numerator-the top number in a fraction
64. Octagon-an eight sided polygon
65. Odd number-a whole number that is not divisible by 2
66. Ones place-the position of the first digit to the left of the decimal point
67. Order of operations-the order in which to simplify a problem with
multiple operations
68. Ordered pair-coordinates

69. Origin-the point 0,0 on the coordinate plain where the x axis and the y
axis meet
70. Parallel lines-lines that are always the same distance apart
71. Parallelogram-a four sided polygon with two sets of parallel lines
72. PEMDAS-a way to remember the order of operations in problems
73. Pentagon-a five sided polygon
74. Percent-the ratio of a number to 100
75. Perimeter-the distance around a geometric, the sum of the lengths of
the sides
76. Perpendicular lines-lines that intersect to form right angles
77. Pie chart-a graph shaped like a circle that shows fractions, percents or
decimals as parts of the whole
78. Point-a dot that represents an exact location
79. Polygon-a closed geometric figure with three or more sides
80. Positive number-any number greater than zero
81. Prime number-an integer greater than 1 that is divisible by 1 and itself
82. Prism-a three dimensional object with congruent, parallel ands and
rectangular sides
83. Probability-the number of ways the event can happen divided by the
total number of possible outcomes

84. Product-the result of a multiplication problem

85. Proportion-a statement that says that two ratios are equal
86. Pythagorean Theorem-the sum of the squares of the lengths of the
two legs of a right triangle is equal to the length of the hypotenuse squared
87. Quadrilateral-a four sided polygon
88. Quotient-the integer result of a long division
89. Radius-a line that starts at the center of a circle and ends on the edge
of the circle
90. Range-the difference between the highest and lowest values in a
group of numbers
91. Ratio-a comparison of two numbers or quantities
92. Rational number-a number that can be written in the form of a fraction
whose numerator and denominator are both integers
93. Real number-any rational or irrational number

94. Reciprocal-a fraction flipped upside down

95. Rectangle-a four sided polygon with four right angles
96. Rectangular box-a three dimensional rectangle
97. Reduced fraction-a fraction in which the numerator and the
denominator have no common factors
98. Reflection-the process of moving a point or figure by reflecting it over
an axis
99. Regular polygon-a polygon in which all sides and angles are equal
100. Repeating decimal-a decimal number that ends in an infinitely
repeating series of digits