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