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Mathematics
8th Grade
03/28/2008

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Term
DILATION
Definition
A TRANSFORMATION THAT PRODUCES AN IMAGE SIMILAR TO THE ORIGINAL FIGURE
Term
SIMILAR
Definition
FIGURES WITH SAME SHAPE BUT NOT NECESSARILY THE SAME SIZE; CORRESPONDING PARTS OF SIMILAR FIGURES ARE PROPORTIONAL
Term
PROPORTION
Definition
AN EQUATION THAT STATES THAT TWO RATIOS ARE EQUIVALENT
Term
EQUIVALENT
Definition
HAVING THE SAME VALUE
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SCALE FACTOR
Definition
THE RATIO BETWEEN ORIGINAL AND NEW
DIMENSIONS
Term
APPROXIMATE
Definition
AN ESTIMATE OR AN ANSWER THAT IS CLOSE TO THE EXACT ANSWER
Term
ESTIMATE
Definition
AN ANSWER THAT IS CLOSE TO THE EXACT ANSWER
Term
CALCULATE
Definition
TO DETERMINE THE ANSWER OR COMPUTE
Term
PROBABILITY
Definition
THE CHANCE OR LIKELIHOOD THAT AN EVENT WILL
OCCUR
Term
CIRCUMFERENCE
Definition
THE DISTANCE AROUND A CIRCLE
Term
DIAMETER
Definition
A LINE SEGMENT THAT PASSES THROUGH THE CENTER OF A CIRCLE AND EXTENDS ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE
CIRCLE
Term
RADIUS
Definition
A LINE SEGMENT THAT EXTENDS FROM THE CENTER OF A CIRCLE TO THE EDGE OF THE CIRCLE; A RADIUS IS HALF THE LENGTH OF THE DIAMETER
Term
MEASURES OF CENTRAL TENDANCY
Definition
THE USE OF MEAN, MEDIAN,
AND MODE TO DESCRIBE A SET OF DATA
Term
MEAN
Definition
THE SUM OF A SET OF DATA DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF
ITEMS IN THE SET OF DATA
Term
MEDIAN
Definition
THE MIDDLE NUMBER IN A SET OF DATA THAT IS ORDERED
FROM LEAST TO GREATEST
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MODE
Definition
THE NUMBER OR NUMBERS THAT OCCUR MOST OFTEN IN A SET OF DATA
Term
RANGE
Definition
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE GREATEST AND LEAST
VALUES IN A SET OF DATA
Term
PERIMETER
Definition
THE DISTANCE AROUND A POLYGON
Term
AREA
Definition
THE NUMBER OF SQUARE UNITS NEEDED TO COVER A GIVEN SURFACE
Term
VOLUME
Definition
THE NUMBER OF CUBIC UNITS NEEDED TO FILL A 3-D SHAPE
Term
SUM
Definition
THE RESULT WHEN TWO OR MORE NUMBERS ARE ADDED
Term
DIFFERENCE
Definition
THE RESULT WHEN ONE NUMBER IS SUBTRACTED
FROM ANOTHER
Term
PRODUCT
Definition
THE RESULT WHEN NUMBERS ARE MULTIPLIED
Term
QUOTIENT
Definition
THE RESULT WHEN ONE NUMBER IS DIVIDED BY ANOTHER
Term
REGULAR POLYGON
Definition
A POLYGON WITH CONGRUENT SIDES AND
ANGLES
Term
CONGRUENT
Definition
FIGURES WITH THE SAME SHAPE AND SAME SIZE
Term
RATIO
Definition
A COMPARISON OF TWO VALUES
Term
QUADRANT
Definition
THE X AND Y AXES DIVIDE THE COORDINATE PLANE
INTO FOUR REGIONS. EACH REGION IS CALLED A QUADRANT.
Term
POINT
Definition
AN EXACT LOCATION IN SPACE
Term
POSITIVE
Definition
A VALUE GREATER THAN ZERO
Term
NEGATIVE
Definition
A VALUE LESS THAN ZERO
Term
BASE OF A POLYGON
Definition
A FACE OF A 3-D FIGURE WHICH DETERMINES
THE 3-D FIGURE’S NAME OR CLASSIFICATION
Term
HYPOTENUSE
Definition
THE LONGEST SIDE OF A RIGHT TRIANGLE; ALSO THE
SIDE OPPOSITE THE RIGHT ANGLE IN A RIGHT TRIANGLE
Term
IMAGE
Definition
THE NEW FIGURE THAT RESULTS FROM A
TRANSFORMATION
Term
INTEGERS
Definition
WHOLE NUMBERS AND THEIR OPPOSITES AND ZERO
Term
SURFACE AREA
Definition
THE SUM OF THE AREAS OF ALL SURFACES OF A
SOLID
Term
TRANSLATION
Definition
A TRANSFORMATION THAT SLIDES FIGURES
AROUND IN A PLANE WITHOUT CHANGING THE
SIZE OR SHAPE OF THE ORIGINAL
Term
REFLECTION
Definition
A MIRROR IMAGE FORMED BY FLIPPING THE ORIGINAL FIGURE ACROSS A LINE OR ABOUT A POINT
Term
ROTATION
Definition
A TRANSFORMATION IN WHICH A FIGURE IS TURNED AROUND A POINT
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