Mathematical and Scientific Terms

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Quotient

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A "quotient" in math is the answer you get when you divide one number by another; it's basically the result of a division problem, like if you divide 10 by 2, the quotient would be 5.

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Dividend

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a "dividend" is the number that you are dividing up in a division problem; it's the big number that gets split into smaller parts when you divide it by another number (called the divisor)

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Divisor

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The number by which the dividend is divided.

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Rise up (+)

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An increase in value or level, often represented by a positive sign.

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Descend (-)

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A decrease in value or level, often represented by a negative sign.

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Temperature

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A measure of the warmth or coldness of an object or substance with reference to a standard value.

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Vertical and horizontal number lines

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Lines used in graphs to represent data; vertical lines run up and down, while horizontal lines run left to right.

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Gain/Losses from a sport game

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In math, "gain" means you made money or got more of something, like when you sell a toy for more than you bought it for, while "loss" means you lost money or got less of something, like selling a toy for less than you bought it for;

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Sea Level

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the average height of the ocean's surface, which we use to measure how high or low something is on Earth, like a mountain or a valley; if something is "above sea level," it's higher than the ocean, and if it's "below sea level," it's lower than the oceansea level