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Mathematics
10th Grade
08/27/2013

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Angle

Definition
Two rays sharing a common endpoint.
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Acute Angle

Definition
An angle that has measure less than 90°.
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Adjacent Angles

Definition
Two angles in a plane which share a common vertex and a common side but do not overlap.
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Area

Definition
The surface included within a closed figure, measured by the number of square units needed to cover the surface.
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Between

Definition
Point B is between points A and C if it is on the line segment connecting A and C.
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Bisector

Definition
A line segment, line, or plane that divides a geometric figure into two congruent halves.
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Circumference

Definition
A complete circular arc.
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Collinear

Definition
Lying on the same line.
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Complementary

Definition
If the sum of the measures of two angles is 90°.
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Concave Polygon

Definition
A concave figure is a set of points some of whose chords include points that are in the set.
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Cone

Definition
A three dimensional figure with a single base tapering to an apex. The base can be any simple closed curve.
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Congruent

Definition
Exactly equal in size and shape.
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Construction

Definition
An additional geometric figure that is constructed to assist in solving a problem or producing a proof.
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Convex Polygon

Definition
A set of points any of whose chords do not include any point that is not in the set.
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Coordinate

Definition
The pair of numbers giving the location of a point (ordered pair).
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Coplanar

Definition
Lying in the same plane.
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Cylinder

Definition
A three-dimensional geometric figure with parallel congruent bases.
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Degree

Definition
A unit of angle measure equal to of a complete revolution.
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Diameter

Definition
A line segment between two points on the circle or sphere which passes through the center.
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Edges

Definition
A straight line along which two faces of a solid meet.
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Face

Definition
A planar surface of a solid figure.
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Hypotenuse

Definition
The side of a right triangle opposite the right angle.
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Line

Definition
The geometric figure formed by two points.
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Linear Pair

Definition
A pair of adjacent angles formed by intersecting lines.
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Line Segment

Definition
All points between two given points (including the given points themselves).
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Midpoint

Definition
The point halfway between two given points.
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Obtuse Angle

Definition
An angle that has measure more than 90° and less than 180°.
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Opposite Rays

Definition
Two rays that are opposite of eachother.
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Parallel

Definition
Two or more straight coplanar lines that do not intersect.
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Perimeter

Definition
The distance around the outside of a plane figure.
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Perpendicular

Definition
At a 90° angle.
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Plane

Definition
A flat surface extending in all directions.
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Postulate

Definition
A statement accepted as true without proof.
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Point

Definition
The geometric figure formed at the intersection of two distinct lines.
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Polygon

Definition
A closed plane figure for which all sides are line segments.
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Polyhedron

Definition
A solid with no curved surfaces or edges.
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Prism

Definition
A solid with parallel congruent bases which are both polygons.
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Proof

Definition
A set of logical arguments used to deduce or prove a mathematical theorem from a set of axioms.
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Pyramid

Definition
A polyhedron with a polygonal base and lateral faces that taper to an apex.
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Radius

Definition
A line segment between the center and a point on the circle or sphere.
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Ray

Definition
A part of a line starting at a particular point and extending infinitely in one direction.
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Right Angle

Definition
A 90° angle.
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Skew

Definition
Lines in three dimensional space that do not intersect and are not parallel.
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Sphere

Definition
A three dimensional solid consisting of all points equidistant from a given point.
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Supplementary

Definition
Two angles that add up to 180°.
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Theorem

Definition
An assertion that can be proved true using the rules of logic.
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Undefined Term

Definition
If the denominator of a fraction is 0, then the fraction is undefined.
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Vertex

Definition
A corner point of a geometric figure.
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Vertical Angles

Definition
Angles opposite one another at the intersection of two lines.
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Opposite Angle

Definition
A pair of angles is said to be vertical.
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