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Math Vocabulary
Math Vocabulary
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Mathematics
9th Grade
04/04/2025

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Absolute Value
Definition

The distance of a number from zero; the positive value of a number.

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acute angle
Definition

A positive angle measuring less than 90 degrees

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acute triangle
Definition

A triangle each of whose angles measures less than 90 degrees.

 

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additive identity
Definition

The number zero is called the additive identity because the sum of zero and any number is that

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additive inverse
Definition

The additive inverse of any number x is the number that gives zero when added to x. The additive

inverse of 5 is -5.

 

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adjacent angles
Definition

Two angles that share both a side and a vertex.

 

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angle
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The union of two rays with a common endpoint, called the vertex.

 

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arc
Definition

A portion of the circumference of a circle.

 

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area
Definition

The number of square units that covers a shape or figure.

 

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associative property of addition
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(a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

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associative property of multiplication
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(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)

 

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average
Definition

A number that represents the characteristics of a data set.

 

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axis of symmetry
Definition

A line that passes through a figure in such a way that the part of the figure on one side of the line

is a mirror reflection of the part on the other side of the line.

 

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base
Definition

The bottom of a plane figure or three-dimensional figure.

 

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Bisect
Definition

To divide into two congruent parts.

 

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Box and whisker plot
Definition

A type of data plot that displays the quartiles and range of a data set.

 

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Cartesian coordinates
Definition

A system in which points on a plane are identified by an ordered pair of numbers, representing the distances to two or three perpendicular axes. 

 

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central angle
Definition

An angle that has its vertex at the center of a circle.

 

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chord
Definition

A line segment that connects two points on a curve.

 

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circle
Definition

The set of points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a given point, called the center.

 

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circumference
Definition

The distance around a circle.  

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coefficient
Definition

A constant that multiplies a variable.  

 

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collinear
Definition

Points are collinear if they lie on the same line. 

 

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combination
Definition

A selection in which order is not important.

 

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