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math MEAP vocabulary
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Mathematics
6th Grade
07/08/2011

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Term
dividend
Definition
the number in a division problem that is being divided (on the inside of the box)
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divisor
Definition
the number in a division problem that divides another number (on the outside of the box)
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quotient
Definition
the result, or answer to a division problem
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remainder
Definition
the amount left over when one number is divided into another number
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prime factorization
Definition
a counting number expressed as a product of prime factors
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exponential notation
Definition
a way to show repeated multiplication by the same factor
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percentages
Definition
per hundred or out of a hundred.
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equivalent fractions
Definition
fractions with different denominators that name the same number.
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common denominator
Definition
for two or more fractions any number that is a common multiple of their denominators
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denominator
Definition
the number below the line in a fraction. If the whole is divided into equal parts the denominator represents the number of equal parts into which the whole is divided.
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product
Definition
the result of multiplying two numbers, called factors
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ratio
Definition
a comparison by division of two quantities with like units. Ratios can be expressed with fractions, decimals, percents or words. Sometimes they are written with a colon between the two numbers that are being compared.
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volume
Definition
a measure of how much space a solid object takes up. Volume is measured in cubic units, such as cubic centimeters or cubic inches
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sum
Definition
the answer to an addition problem
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difference
Definition
the answer to a subtraction problem
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mean
Definition
the sum of a set of numbers divided by the number of numbers in the set. The mean is often referred to simply as the average.
Term
median
Definition
the middle value in a set of data when the data are listed in order from smallest to largest or largest to smallest. If there are an even number of data points the median is the mean of the middle two values
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mode
Definition
the value or values that occur most often in a set of data.
Term
line graph
Definition
a graph in which data points are connected by line segments
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axis
Definition
either of the two number lines that intersect to form a coordinate grid.
Term
scale
Definition
the system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used in measurement.
Term
area model
Definition
a model for multiplication problems in which the length and width of a rectangle
represent the factors and the area of the rectangle represents the product.
Term
acute angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure greater than 0 and less than 90.
Term
straight angle
Definition
an angle that measures 180 degrees.
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right angle
Definition
An angle that has a 90 degree measure.
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obtuse angle
Definition
an angle that has a measure greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
Term
protrator
Definition
a tool that is used to measure and draw angles
Term
vertical angles
Definition
When two lines intersect, the angles that do not share a common side. These angles have equal measures
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quadrilateral
Definition
a polygon that has four sides.
Term
equilateral triangle
Definition
A triangle with all three sides equal in length.
Term
parallelogram
Definition
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides. Opposite sides are
congruent and opposite angles have the same measure.
Term
rectangle
Definition
a parallelogram with four right angles
Term
rhombus
Definition
a quadrilateral whose sides are all the same length.
Term
trapezoid
Definition
a quadrilateral that has exactly one pair of parallel sides
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle with at least two sides equal in length
Term
rectangular prism
Definition
a polyhedron with two parallel faces. Bases are rectangular
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