Mathematics Vocabulary

Comparison (compare)

• The act of evaluating two or more things by determining the relevant, comparable characteristics of each.

• A method of analyzing data to find patterns and trends.

• A process of making decisions based on personal preferences.

• An approach to measuring the effectiveness of a single item.

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CCSS.HSS.ID.A.3

Independent variable

• A variable whose variation does not depend on that of another.

• A variable that is manipulated to observe its effect on another variable.

• A variable that remains constant throughout an experiment.

• A variable that is measured in response to changes in another variable.

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CCSS.HSS.IC.B.3

Part-to-part

• A ratio that compares a part of a whole to another part of the same whole.

• A ratio that compares a part of a whole to the whole itself.

• A ratio that compares two different wholes.

• A ratio that compares the total of all parts to one part.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Per

• For each or for every; used to express rates (e.g., miles per hour).

• A unit of measurement for distance.

• A term used in mathematics to denote division.

• A synonym for 'by' in English.

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CCSS.L.5.5C

Equivalent ratios

• Two ratios that express the same relationship between numbers.

• Two ratios that are always equal to each other.

• Two ratios that have different denominators.

• Two ratios that can never be simplified.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Equivalent

• Equal in value, amount, function, meaning, etc.

• Similar in appearance but not in function.

• Having a different value but the same purpose.

• Identical in every aspect.

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CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Unit rate

• A rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit.

• A rate that compares two different units.

• A rate that is always greater than one.

• A rate that is used only in financial contexts.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Part-to-whole

• A ratio that compares a part of a whole to the whole itself.

• A comparison of two different parts of a whole.

• A method to calculate the total of multiple parts.

• A way to express a whole as a fraction of a part.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Each

• Every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.

• A group of people or things considered as a unit.

• A single person or thing in a particular category.

• All members of a group considered together.

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CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.5.6

CCSS.L.6.2B

CCSS.L.7.2B

CCSS.L.8.2C

Ratio

• A relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second.

• A method of calculating the average of a set of numbers.

• A comparison of two quantities expressed as a fraction.

• A statistical measure of the relationship between two variables.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2