Associative Commutative
Property
Property
Composite
Computation
Equivalent
Estimate
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An algebra property for
An algebra property for
addition and multiplication addition and multiplication
that means you can
that means you can group
change the order of the
numbers in any way
number involved without
without changing the
changing the results; 3x4 answer; 1+(2+3) = (1+2)+3
= 4x3 and 50+25 = 25+50
and 2x(4x3) = (2x4)x3
A method of calculating
by mathematical means
A number with more
than two factors
Make an approximate
or rough calculation
about distance,
amount, cost, etc.
The same in amount,
value, or importance
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Multiple
Prime
Properties of Acute Angle
Computation
Area
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Attribute
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A number that has exactly two factors: itself and 1
An angle of less than
90 degrees
A quality of
characteristic
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The product of a given
number and another
number, for example
4x2 = 8, so 8 is a
multiple of 4, as are
12, 16, 20, etc.
Commutative,
associative, identity
properties of addition
and multiplication, zero
property of
multiplication
The amount of surface
within a given
boundary, measured
in square units
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Congruent
Cube
Cylinder
Diameter
Equilateral
Hexagon
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A three-dimensional
shape with six
square faces
Equal in shape
or size
A straight line
through the center
of a circle, from one
side to the other
A 3-D shape with flat,
circular ends and sides,
like a tube
A figure with
six sides
A figure having sides
of equal length
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Intersecting
Measure
Obtuse
Angles
Octagon
Parallel
Pentagon
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To determine the size
or quantity of
something
Meeting or
crossing lines
A figure with
eight sides
An angle between 90
and 180 degrees
A figure with
five sides
Never intersecting
and of equal distance
apart at all times
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Perimeter
Perpendicular
Quadrilateral
Radius
Segment
Volume
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Meeting at a 90
degree angle
The distance around
the edge of a shape
A straight-line segment
drawn from the center
of a circle to its outer
edge, half the diameter
A closed shape
with four sides and
four angles
The amount of space
taken up by a threedimensional shape such
as a box or a fish tank
A part or section of
something or the
straight path that
connects two points
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Data
Mean
Median
Mode
Probable
Range
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The sum of as set of
numbers divided by the
number of numbers in
the set, also called the
average
Information or facts
The value or values
The middle value in set
that occurs most often of data when the data
in a set of data
is ordered from least
to greatest
The difference
between the greatest
and least number in a
set of data
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Likely to happen
or be true
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Coordinate
Input
Output
Plot
Value
Variable
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Information that is
put into an equation
or a computer
One of a set of
numbers used to
show the position
of a point on a line,
graph, or map
To mark something,
such as a graph or a
route on a map
The result of the information put into an
equation or a computer
A symbol that stands
for a number, such as
“X” in X+ 2 = 4
An assigned or
calculated number
or quantity
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Angle
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The figure that is
formed by two lines
that start at the same
point and is measured
in degrees
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