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Mr.Mckinzie Foundation Of Algebra Math Glossary
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03/08/2025

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Absolute Value 

Definition

•The distance of a number from zero; the positive value of a number.

 

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|2(7)-2|=12

|14-2|=12

|12|=12

12=12✔️

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Acute Angle

Definition

•A positive angle measuring less than 90 degrees.

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Acute Triangle

Definition

•A triangle each of whose angles measures less than 90 degrees.

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Additive Identity

Definition

•The number zero is called the additive identity because sum of zero and any number is that number.

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Additive Inverse

Definition

•The additive inverse of any number x is the number that gives zero when added to x. The additive inverse of 5 is -5.

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Adjacent Angles

Definition

•Two angles that share both a side and a vertex.

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Angle

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•The union of two rays with a common endpoint, called the vertex.

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Arc

Definition

•A portion of the circumference of a circle.

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Area

Definition

•The number of square units that covers a shape or figure.

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Associative Property Of Addition

Definition

•(a+b)+c=a+(b+c)

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Associative Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•(a×b)×c=a×(b×c)

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Average

Definition

•A number that represents the characteristics of a data set.

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Axis Of Symmetry

Definition

•A line that passes through a figure in such a way that the part of the figure on one side of the line is a mirror reflection of the part on the other side of the line.

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Base

Definition

•The bottom of a plane figure or three-dimensional figure.

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Bisect

Definition

•To divide into two congruent parts.

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Box And Whisker Plot

Definition

•A type of data plot that displays the quartiles and range of a data set.

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Cartesian Coordinates

Definition

•A system in which points on a plane are identified by an ordered pair of numbers, representing the distances to two or three perpendicular axes.

 

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Central Angle

Definition

•An angle that has its vertex at the center of a circle

 

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Chord

Definition

•A line segment that connects two points on a curve.


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Circle

Definition

•The sets of points in a plane that are a fixed distance from a given point, called the center.

 

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Circumference

Definition

•The distance around a circle.

 

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Coefficient

Definition

•A constant that multiplies a variable.

 

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Collinear

Definition

•Points are collinear if they lie on the same line.

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Combination

Definition

•A selection in which order is not important.

 

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Common Factor

Definition

•A factor of two or more numbers.

 

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Common Multiple

Definition

•A multiple of two or more numbers.

 

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Commutative Property Of Addition

Definition

•a+b=b+a.

 

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Commutative Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•a*b=b*a.

 

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Complementary Angles

Definition

•Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees.

 

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Composite Number

Definition

•A natural number that is not prime.

 

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Cone

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure with one vertex and a circular base.

 

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Congruent

Definition

•Figures or angles that have the same size and shape.

 

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Constant

Definition

•A value that does not change.

 

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Coordinate Plane

Definition

•The plane determined by a horizontal number line, called the x-axis, and a vertical number line, called the y-axis, intersecting at a point called the origin. Each point in the coordinate plane can be specified by an ordered pair of numbers.

 

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Coplanar

Definition

•Points that lie within the same plane.

 

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Counting Numbers

Definition

•The natural numbers, or the numbers used to count.

 

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Counting Principle

Definition

•If a first event has n outcomes and a second event has m outcomes, then the first event followed by the second event has n times m outcomes.

 

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Cross Product

Definition

•A product found by multiplying the numerator of one fraction by the denominator of another fraction and the denominator of the first fraction by the numerator of the second.

 

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Cube

Definition

•A solid figure with six square faces.

 

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Cylinder

Definition

•A three-dimensional figure having two parallel bases that are congruent circles.

 

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Data

Definition

•Information that is gathered.

 

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Decimal Number

Definition

•The numbers in the base 10 number system, having one or more places to the right of a decimal point.

 

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Degree

Definition

•A unit of measure of an angle.

 

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Denominator

Definition

•The bottom part of a fraction.

 

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Dependent Events

Definition

•Two events in which the outcome of the second is influenced by the outcome of the first.

 

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Diagonal

Definition

•The line segment connecting two nonadjacent vertices in a polygon.

 

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Difference

Definition

•The result of subtracting two numbers.

 

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Digit

Definition

•The ten symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9. The number 215 has three digits: 2, 1, and 5.

 

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Distributive Property

Definition

•a(b+c)=ab+ac

 

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Dividend

Definition

•In a/b=c, a is the dividend.

 

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Divisor

Definition

•In a/b=c, b is the divisor.

 

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Ellipse

Definition

•The set of all points in a plane such that the sum of the distances to two fixed points is a constant.

 

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Equation

Definition

•A mathematical statement that says that two expressions have the same value; any number sentence with an =.

 

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Equilateral Triangle

Definition

•A triangle that has three equal sides.

 

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Equivalent Equations

Definition

•Two equations whose solutions are the same.

 

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Equivalent Fractions

Definition

•Fractions that reduce to the same number.

 

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Error Of Measurement

Definition

•The difference between an approximate measurement and the actual measure taken.

 

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Evaluate

Definition

•To substitute number values into an expression.

 

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Even Number

Definition

•A natural number that is divisible by 2.

 

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Event

Definition

•In probability, a set of outcomes.

 

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Exponent

Definition

•A number that indicates the operation of repeated multiplication.

 

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Factor

Definition

•One of two or more expressions that are multiplied together to get a product.

 

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Factoring

Definition

•To break a number into its factors.

 

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Face

Definition

•A flat surface of three-dimensional figure.

 

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Formula

Definition

•A equation that states a rule or a fact.

 

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Fraction

Definition

•A number used to name a part of group or a whole. The number below the bar is the denominator, and the number above the bar is the numerator.

 

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Frequency

Definition

•The number of times a particular item appears in a data set.

 

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Frequency Table

Definition

•A data listing which also lists the frequencies of the data.

 

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Graph

Definition

•A type of drawing used to represent data.

 

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Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

Definition

•The largest number that divides two or more numbers evenly.

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Horizontal

Definition

•A line with zero slope.

 

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Hypotenuse

Definition

•The side opposite the right angle in a right triangle.

 

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Identity Property Of Addition

Definition

•The sum of any number and 0 is that number.

 

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Identity Property Of Multiplication

Definition

•The product of 1 and any number is that number.

 

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Improper Fraction

Definition

•A fraction with a numerator that is greater than the denominator.

 

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 Independent Events

Definition

•Two events in which the outcome of the second is not affected by the outcome of the first.

 

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Inequality

Definition

•A mathematical expression which shows that two quantities are not equal.

 

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Infinity

Definition

•A limitless quantity.

 

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Inscribed Angle

Definition

•An angle placed inside a circle with its vertex on the circle and whose sides contain chords of the circle.

 

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Inscribed Polygon

Definition

•A polygon placed inside a circle so that each vertex of the polygon touches the circle.

 

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Integers

Definition

•The set of numbers containing zero, the natural numbers, and all the negatives of the natural numbers.

 

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Intercept

Definition

•The x-intercept of a line or curve is the point where it crosses the x-axis, and the y-intercept of a line or curve is the point where it crosses the y-axis.

 

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Intercepted Arc

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Interpolation

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Interpolation

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Intersecting Lines

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Inverse

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Inverse Operations

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Irrational Number

Definition
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Isosceles Triangle

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Least Common Denominator

Definition
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Least Common Multiple

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Like Fractions

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Line

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Line Of Symmetry

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Line Segment

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Locus

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Lowest Terms

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Mean

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