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MATH Vocabulary (Set 3)
Mrs. He's 5th Grade Math Class
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Mathematics
5th Grade
04/06/2010

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exponent
Definition
the number that shows how many times a base is used as a factor
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face
Definition
the flat surface on a solid figure
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formula
Definition
an equation that states a general rule using variables
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front-end estimation
Definition
estimation by computing with the digits in the greatest place value
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greatest common factor (GCF)
Definition
the greatest number that divides evenly into two or more numbers
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interquartile range
Definition
in a box-and-whisker plot, the difference between the upper and lower quartiles of a data set
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integer
Definition
a number that is from the set of whole numbers and their opposites and zero
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isosceles triangle
Definition
a triangle with two equal sides
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least common denominator (LCD)
Definition
the least number that is a multiple of two or more denominators
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least common multiple (LCM)
Definition
the least number that is a multiple of two or more numbers
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line graph
Definition
a type of graph that uses lines to show how data change over time
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lower extreme
Definition
in box-and-whisker plot, the minimum value of a data set
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lower quartile
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in box-and-whisker plot, the data value below which 25% of the data lie; the median of data values between the minimum value and the median of the entire data set
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median
Definition
the middle number of a data set when the numbers are ordered
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