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TAKS Vocabulary
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Mathematics
6th Grade
04/20/2010

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MODE
Definition
The data item that occurs most often
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RANGE
Definition
Subtract the lowest value and the highest value in a data set.
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QUOTIENT
Definition
The answer to a division problem
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ISOSCELES TRIANGLE
Definition
A triangle that has 2 congruent sides and 2 congruent angles; which are referred to as the base angles.
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RADIUS
Definition
The part of a cirlce that starts at the center and extends to the edge. It is one half the length of the diameter
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MEDIAN
Definition
The middle number in a data set. The numbers must be arranged from least to greatest.
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EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE
Definition
A triangle that has 3 congruent sides and 3 congruent angles; each angle measures 60 degrees.
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DIFFERENCE
Definition
The answer to a subtraction problem
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OCTAGON
Definition
An 8 sided polygon
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PRIME NUMBER
Definition
A number that has exactly 2 factors, one and the number itself. For example: 2, 3, 5, 7....
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PRODUCT
Definition
The answer to a multiplication problem
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OBTUSE ANGLE
Definition
An angle that measures between 90 degrees and 180 degrees
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COMPOSITE NUMBER
Definition
A number that has more than 2 factors.
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CIRCUMFERENCE
Definition
The distance around a circle.
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MEAN
Definition
Another name for "average." You add up the numbers and then divide by the number of items there are.
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SUM
Definition
The answer to an addition problem
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ACUTE ANGLE
Definition
An angle that measures less than 90 degrees.
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RIGHT ANGLE
Definition
An angle that measures exactly 90 degrees.
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PERIMETER
Definition
The distance around a figure. For a rectangle the formula is P = 2(L + W)
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METRIC SYSTEM
Definition
A system of measurement. Some examples are millimeter, gram, liter, milliliter, kilometer
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CUSTOMARY SYSTEM
Definition
A system of measurement. Some examples are pound, ounce, yard, mile, feet, gallon...
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