Suggested List of Mathematical Language
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A
absolute value
acute angle
acute triangle
add
addend
additive inverse
adjacent angles
algebraic expression
algorithm
angle
approximation
arc
area
Associative Property of Addition
Associative Property of Multiplication
average
axis
axes
B
bar graph
base
base ten number system
biased sample
bisect
C
calculate
capacity
centimeter
center of a circle
central angle
certainty
chart
chord
circle
circle graph (pie graph)
circumference
classify
closed figure
clustering
coefficient
combine like terms
Commutative Property of Addition
Commutative Property of Multiplication
compare
complementary angles
composite number
compound event
compute
cone
congruent
conjecture
convert
coordinate axes
coordinate plane
coordinates
corresponding sides
counting numbers
cross products
cube
cube of a number
cubic unit
customary measurement system
customary units
cylinder
D
data
decagon
decimal
decimal point
decimal system
decrease
degree
degree Celsius
degree Fahrenheit
denominator
density
dependent events
diameter
difference
dimensions
discount
Distributive Property
dividend
divisible
divisor
double
double bar graph
double line graph
E
edge
equal to
equation
equilateral triangle
equivalent
equivalent decimals
equivalent fractions
equivalent ratios
estimae
evaluate
event
expanded form
experimental probability
explain
exponent
exponential form
expression
extremes
F
face
factor
factor tree
feet
foot
formula
fraction
frequency
frequency table
function
fundamental counting principle
G
gallon
gram
graph
geopmetric shape
greater than (>)
greatest
greatest common divisor (GCD)
greatest common factor (GCF)
H
height
heptagon
hexagon
hundreds pla