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MATH Vocabulary (Set 6)
Mrs. He's 5th Grade Math Class
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Mathematics
5th Grade
05/04/2010

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rectangular polygon
Definition
a polygon that has all sides equal in length and all angles equal in measure
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right angle
Definition
an angle having a measure of 90°
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right triangle
Definition
a triangle with one angle measuring 90°
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round
Definition
replace a number with the nearest ten, hundred, thousand, or so on
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sample space
Definition
the set of all possible outcomes of an experiment on trial
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scalene triangle
Definition
a triangle with no sides equal
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scientific notation
Definition

a standardized way of writing real numbers in the form

a X 10b

 

 

where 1 < a < 10, and b is an integer

 

 

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simplest form
Definition
the form of a fraction that has 1 as the only common factor of its numerator and denominator
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square pyramid
Definition
a pyramid with a base that is a square
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square root
Definition
a nonnegative number that when multiplied by itself is equal to a given number
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square unit
Definition
a square with a measure of 1 unit
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stem-and-leaf plot
Definition
a display of data that shows data organized by place value
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straight angle
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an angle having a measure of 180°
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survey
Definition
a method of gathering information to record data
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term
Definition
a number or object in a patter or expression
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three-dimensional figure
Definition
a shape that has length, width, and height
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