Mathematical Vocabulary

Difference

• The result of adding two numbers together.

• The result of multiplying two numbers.

• The result of subtracting one number from another.

• The result of dividing one number by another.

Unit Rate

• A rate with a denominator of one.

• A rate that compares two different units.

• A rate that is always greater than one.

• A rate that is used for discounts.

Corresponding Sides

• Sides that are in the same position in different geometric figures.

• Sides that are equal in length but not in position.

• Sides that are opposite each other in a geometric figure.

• Sides that are adjacent to each other in a geometric figure.

Conversion factor

• A method to calculate interest rates.

• A ratio used to convert from one unit to another.

• A formula for determining area.

• A technique for measuring temperature.

Linear Equation

• An equation between two variables that gives a straight line when plotted on a graph.

• An equation that represents a curve on a graph.

• An equation that has no solutions.

• An equation that only involves one variable.

Evaluate

• To calculate the value of an expression.

• To ignore the value of an expression.

• To approximate the value of an expression.

• To simplify the expression without calculating.

Perimeter

• The distance around a two-dimensional shape.

• The area enclosed by a geometric figure.

• The continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometric figure.

• The length of the longest side of a polygon.

Rate

• A specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other.

• A measure of speed or velocity.

• A comparison of two different quantities without a specific relationship.

• A fixed amount of something that is charged or paid.

Constant of Proportionality

• The variable that changes in a proportional relationship.

• The constant ratio in a proportional relationship.

• The sum of two proportional quantities.

• The difference between two proportional quantities.

Variable

• A symbol used to represent a number in expressions or equations.

• A fixed value that does not change.

• A type of data structure in programming.

• An equation that has no solution.