Maths Alphabet
Using all of the letters of the alphabet in turn,
write down a maths word beginning with that letter
and a definition of that word.
For example, A could be:Add
an operation to increase the size of
one number by the size of a second
number
Answer
the result of a calculation
Acute
an angle between 0 and 90o
See who can find the most words for any one letter.
Avoid using the words for numbers because it gets
tedious (eg O for one hundred, one hundred and one etc)
Solution
Some possible words (without definitions) :A
add, answer, acute, angle, angle measurer, algebra, abacus
average, approximately, arithmetic, area, accurate, alternate
anticlockwise, adjacent, acre, axis, analogue, am(anti meridian)
B
brackets, bearings, binary, base, balance, bar-chart
C
calculate, cylinder, cylindrical, cube, cuboid, cubic,
centimeter, cone, circumference, circle, calculator,
calculation, convert, congruent, compass, centilitres, centre,
column, counting, chart, comparing
D
division, divisible, divide, double, degrees, decimal, decagon,
difference,digit, data, decrease, diameter, denominator, dice,
dodecahedron, diagram, deduct
E
equilateral, equals, equivalent, event, eight, exponent,
equation, estimate
F
fraction, four, function, factorial. factor, formula, feet.
F-angle, five
G
graph, greater, gram, grid-method, geometry, geometrical,
gradient
H
hexagon, heptagon, half, horizontal, height, hendecagon,
hemisphere, hours
I
isosceles, infinity, integer, indices, increase, inches,
inverse, icosagon, irregular
J
joule
K
kite, kilometer, kilogram, kinetic, kilobyte
L
length, law, line, litre, less, long multiplication, long
division
M
multiply, metre, minus, million, maths, miles, mental, measure,
measurement, multiple, minute, millimetre
N
number, nonagon, nine, negative, numeracy, nought, nanometre
O
octagon, operation, opposite, oral, obtuse, oblong
P
parallel, prime, pi, prism, pyramid, pint, pie-chart, positive,
perpendicular, parallelogram, polygon, percentage, pictogram,
protractor
Q
quotient, quadrilateral, quarter, quadrant, quadrupal
R
rotate, remainder, ratio, rectangle, radius, rhombus, reflex
S
symmetry, square, subtract, sign
T
tangent, triangle, trapezium
U
unit, undo, undecagon
V
view, vector, vertex, volume, venn-diagram, verticle
W
weight, width
X
x-axis, x-coordinate
Y
y-axis, y-coordinate, y-intercept, yard
Z
z-axis, z-coordinate, zero