1 Math is short for mathematics
2 Minus is to take away and is negative
3 Multiplication is the product of 2 or more numbers
4 Minute is 1/60 of an hour
5 Millimeter is 1/10 of a centimeter
6 Meter is 100 centimeters
7 Million is numerically 1,000,000 or as 1.0*106 in scientific notation
8 Module is a mathematical object where things can be added commutatively by multiplying coefficients
9 Mid-point is the center of a line segment
10 Maximum is the highest
11 Minimum is the lowest
12 Mode in a set of data occurs most often
13 Mean average is sum of values divided number of values
14 Median is the middle value of data normally in ascending order
15 M is the Roman numeral equivalent to a 1000
16 Mass means density of weight
17 Mph is a measurement of speed
18 Mile is equal to 1760 yards
19 Major arc, sector or segment of a circle
20 Minor arc, sector or segment of a circle
21 Millennium is a 1000 years
22 Modulus is, in the complex plane, the distance between the origin and a complex number
23 Model is a set of equations explaining something in the "real" world
24 Matrix is an array of mathematical expressions in columns and rows treated as a single entity
25 Manifold is an object that can be charted or a set of locally Euclidean points in multiple dimensions
1 Pi is a circle's circumference divided by its diameter.
2 Pie chart is data set within a circle expressed in degrees.
3 Product of two or more numbers is the result of multiplication.
4 Pentagon is a five sided polygon.
5 Parallelogram is a four sided quadrilateral.
6 Parabola is a sketch of a quadratic equation.
7 Positive correlation is an uphill line.
8 Probability is an event that may or may not happened from 1 to 0.
9 Prisms have unified cross-sections.
10 Pyramid is a 3D object with triangular faces.
11 Pythagoras' theorem is applicable to right angle triangles.
12 Proper fraction is when the numerator is less than the denominator.
13 Powers of numbers increases its base value.
14 Plus means addition of two or more numbers.
15 Percentage means out of a hundred.
16 Profit is greater than loss.
17 Perpendicular lines intersect at right angles.
18 Parallel lines remain equidistant apart and never meet.
19 Point of origin is at (0, 0) on the Cartesian plane.
20 Polygons have three or more sides.
21 Problems need answers.
1 Dozen adds up to 13 according to the baker
2 Data is collected and collated for statistical purposes
3 Diameter of a circle is its largest chord cutting through it centre
4 Dice is a 3D cube
5 Descartes was a French mathematician who created coordinated geometry
6 Denominator is the lower part of a fraction
7 Division results as a quotient
8 Dividend is divided by the divisor in division
9 D is the Roman numeral for 500
10 Diagonals are found in polygons with 4 or more sides
11 Distance is the length between 2 points
12 Discrete data is used numerically in statistics
13 Degrees are the measurements of angles and heat
14 Decagon is a 10 sided polygon
15 Discriminant of a quadratic equation decides if it has any solutions
16 Diagram gives an idea of the real thing
17 Density is mass/volume
18 Decimals are numbers less than zero as in 0.75
19 Descending order is greatest to least
20 Difference of two numbers indicates subtraction
21 Debt is better without it
1 Radius of a circle which is half of its diameter
2 Radian is an arc of a circle of about 57.3 degrees
3 Rotational symmetry is when a shape looks the same after a turn
4 Random selection is impartial in statistics
5 Right hand side is equal to the left hand side in an equation
6 Real numbers are found on the number line
7 Rounded to the nearest integer as for example 2.5 = 3
8 Roman numerals are: M D C L X V and I
9 Rules are to be followed for problem solving
10 Roots are real when they are equal or different in quadratic equations
11 Regular polygons have equal length side
12 Rational numbers can be expressed as fractions
13 Right angle triangle has a 90 degree angle and 2 acute angles
14 Rhombus has 4 equal sides
15 Rectangle is a 4 sided quadrilateral
16 Reciprocal of 3/4 is 4/3
17 Reduced to its lowest terms 5/10 is 1/2
18 Repeating decimals are infinite
19 Ratio of 2 or more numbers can be proportional
20 Range in statistics is the difference between highest and lowest
21 Rene Descartes was a French mathematician who created coordinated geometry
1 Length is a measurement of distance
2 Lbs means pounds of weight
3 Lsd once meant pounds, shillings and pence in old money
4 Litre is equivalent to 1000 cubic cm
5 Least common denominator is needed when adding or subtracting fractions
6 Lowest common multiple is used to find the LCD of fractions
7 Lowest reduced terms of a fraction is when its GCF is one
8 Line of best fit is used to find the most suitable correlation of data
9 L as a Roman numeral is equivalent to 50
10 L as a capital letter has a right angle of 90 degrees
11 Less or more symbols are < and > respectively
12 Logarithm is the power of a base number that must be raised to obtain a number
13 Linear equations are functions that can be plotted on the Cartesian plane
14 Latitude and longitude are imaginary lines around the globe
15 Long division is done in tier stages with or without a remainder
16 Line that are equidistant apart are parallel
17 Longest side of a right angle triangle is its hypotenuse
18 Lowest part of a fraction is its denominator
19 Largest or smallest number on the number line is infinite
20 Large numbers can be shortened by means of scientific notation
21 Light travels at about 186,000 miles per second
22 Line of symmetry is a 'mirror image'
23 Latin numeracy is in the form of Roman numerals
24 LHS must equal RHS in equations
25 Like algebraic terms can be simplified: 2x+3x-x = 4x
1 Addition is the process of finding the sum of 2 or more numbers
2 Abacus counting device was used by the ancient Romans
3 Average mean is the sum of a set of numbers divided by how many there are
4 Acre is a land measurement of 4840 square yards
5 Anti-clockwise is the reverse of clockwise
6 Algebra uses letters and numbers in mathematical problem solving
7 Angles are measured in degrees, minutes and seconds
8 Acute angle is greater than 0 but less than 90 degrees
9 Adjacent angles on a straight line add up to 180 degrees
10 Angle of elevation is looking upwards at an object on a level surface
11 Angle of depression is looking downwards at an object on a level surface
12 Allied angles on the transversal line add up to 180 degrees
13 Alternate angles on the transversal line are equal
14 Algorithm is problem solving through mathematical logic
15 Axis of symmetry is a 'mirror image' in a 3 dimensional shape
16 Axes of x and y on the Cartesian plane intersect at the origin (0, 0)
17 Approximation is a rough estimate
18 Area is measured in square units
19 Ascending order is from least to greatest
20 Arc is part of a circle's circumference
21 Arithmetical answers to arithmetical questions are 100% correct when they are in balance with each other
1 Octagon is an 8 sided polygon whose 8 interior angles add up to 1080 degrees
2 Octahedron is an 8 faced polyhedron normally with 8 triangular faces
3 Octo is the Latin word for VIII which represents 8
4 Octodecim is the Latin word for XVIII which represents 18
5 Octoginta is the Latin word for LXXX which represents 80
6 October was once the 8th month in the Roman calendar
7 Oblong is another word for a rectangle
8 Oval shape looks like an egg or a squashed circle
9 Origin is where the x and y axes intersect at right angles on the Cartesian plane
10 Ordinate is the y coordinate and abscissa is the x coordinate on the plane
11 Ogive is the shape of a cumulative frequency curve and looks like an S
12 O as a letter is sometimes used to represent nought or zero
13 O as a capital letter has lines of symmetry
14 Odd numbers end with 1, 3, 5, 7 and 9
15 Orthographic projections are 3D objects represented by 2D drawings
16 Opposite angles of a square and rectangle are right angles
17 Obtuse angle is greater than 90 but less than 180 degrees
18 Obtuse triangle has 1 obtuse angle and 2 different acute angles
19 Over the denominator of a fraction is its numerator
20 One and itself are the factors of any Prime number
21 Outside angles of a polygon add up to 360 degrees
22 Order of operations in calculations is BIDMAS meaning brackets, indices, division, multiplication, addition followed by subtraction
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