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Math Vocabulary
Common Core Math Vocabulary
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Mathematics
9th Grade
01/22/2013

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Acute Angle
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An angle that measures less than 90° and more than 0°.

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Absolute Value
Definition

 

A number’s distance from zero. Distance is expressed as a positive value.

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Addition Rule
Definition

 

Used to determine the probability that event A or event B occurs or both occur. The rule is often written as:

P(A or B) = P (A) + P(B) – P(A and B

 

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Additive Inverse
Definition

Two numbers who sum is 0.   

                       

 

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Amplitude
Definition

Amplitude is half the distance between the minimum and maximum values of the range of a periodic function with a bounded range.

 

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Analogous
Definition

Similar or corresponding in some respect.

 

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Analytic Geometry
Definition

Geometry based on the coordinate system (also known as coordinate geometry).

 

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Analytic Modeling
Definition

Explains data on the basis of deeper theoretical ideas with parameters that are empirically based.

 

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Angle-angle Criterion
Definition

If two angles of one triangle are equal to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.

 

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Arithmetic Operations
Definition

A mathematical operation involving numbers. Usually refers to operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

 

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Associative Property

Definition

The way in which three or more numbers are grouped for addition or multiplication does not change their sum or product, respectively.

 

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Asymptote
Definition

An asymptote is a line or curve that approaches a given curve arbitrarily closely.

 

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Auxiliary Lines
Definition

Segments and lines added to existing figures. Auxiliary lines are usually added to allow us to prove something about the figure

 

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Axioms
Definition

A statement accepted to be true without proof.

 

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Bivariate Data
Definition

Pairs of linked observations – may be numeric or categorical.

 

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