MATHEMATICS

VOCABULARY TERMS

The following documents were used as the source for the mathematics terms: National Concil of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). (2000). Principles and standards for the school mathematics. Reston, VA: Author.

Level 3 : grades 6 - 8

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Level 4 : grades 9 - 12

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Readers should note that proper names listed alphabetically by first name as opposed to last name. Also, some entries are alphabetized on the basis of the article the.

Level 3
3-dimensional shape cross section	3-dimensional space	addition of fractions	algebraic expression
algebraic expression expansion	algebraic representation	algebraic step function	alternate interior angle
angle bisector	approximate lines	area model	area of irregular shapes
array	axis of symmetry	base 10	base 60
benchmarking	biased sample	blueprint	box & whisper plot
certanty of conclusions	circle formula	combining like terms	complementary angle
complementary event	complex rpoblem	composite number	congruence
conjecture	constant difference	constant rate of change	constant ratio
convert large number to small number	coordinate geometry	coordinate plane	coordinate system
counter example	counting procedure	cube number	cube root
cubic unit	data display error	data extreme	data gap
data set	deductive prediction	defining properties of shape/figures	dilation
dispersion	distance formula	enlarging transformation	equal ratios
equation systems	experiment	exponent	exponential notation
fair chance	formula for missing values	frequency	frequancy distribution
graphic representation of function	graphic solutio	grid	growth rate
inductive reasoning	input/output table	integer	intercept
intersectimng lines	irregular polygon	iterative sequence	large sample
line symmetry	linear arithmetic sequence	linear equation	linear geometric sequence
linear units	logic ALL	logic AND	logic IF/THEN
logic NONE	logic NOT	logic OR	logic SOME
mathematical expression	maximum	method selection	minimum
multiple problem-solving strategies	multiple strategies for proofs	multiplication algorithem	mutually exclusive events
networks	nominal data	nondecimal numeration system	nonlinear function
nonroutine vs. routine problems	number property	number systems	umber theory
odds	ordered pairs	outliers	overestimation
parallel figures	pattern divisio	pattern multiplication	pattern recognition
percents above 100	percent below 1	perimeter formula	perpendicular bisector
perspective	pictorial representation	place holder	planar cross section
plane	plane figure	polygon	precision of measurment
prime factor	problem formulation	problem space	problem types
projection	proportion	proportinal gain	quadratic equation
quadrilateral	random number	randon sample	random variable
range	range of estimations	rate	rate of change
rational number	rectangular coordinates	recursive sequence	reference set
reflection transformation	relative frequency	relatively prime	reliability
Roman numeral	root	rotation symetry	sample selection technique
sample space	sampling error	scale drawing	scale map
scale transformation	scatter plot	scientific notation	sequence
shrinking transformation	significant digits	similarity vs. congrunce	simplification
slide transformation	slope intercept formula	solid figure	solution algorithm
solution probabilities	spreadsheet	square number	square root
square units	stem & leaf plot	straight edge & Compass	substitution for unkwons
suppementary angle	table representation of functions	table representation of probability	tessellation
tetrahedron	theoretical probability	thermometer	trapezoid formula
tree diagram model	triangle sides	underestimation	unit size
unknown	variable	variable change	vertex
volume formula	volume of cylinder	volume of prism	volume of pyramid
work backward	written representation

Level 4
absolute error	absolute function	absolute value	acceleration
add radical expressions	addition counting procedure	algebraic function	angle of depression
arc	arc under curve	asymptote of function	base e
binary system	bivariate data	bivariate data transformation	bivariate distribution
cartesian coordinates	categorical data	central angle	central limit theorem
chord	circle without center	circular function	classes of functions
combination	complex number	compound interest	conditional probability
confidence interval	conjugate complex number	continuity	continuous probability distribution
control group	correlation	cosine	critical path method
curve fitting	curve fitting median method	decibel	density
dependent events	derivation	dilation of object in a plane	direct function
direct measure	discrete probability	discrete probability distribution	divide radical expressions
domain of function	empirical verification	equivalent forms of equations	equivalent forms of inequalities
expected value	experimental design	experimental probability	exponent
exponential function	factorial	factorial notation	Fibonacci sequence
finite graph	force formal mathematical induction	fraction inversion	function composition
function notation	geometric function	global/local behavior	imaginary numbers
independent trials	indirect measure	inflection	interest
inverse function	irrational number	isometry	law of large numbers
law of probability	limit	linear equation	line segment
line segment congruence	line segment similarity	line through point not on a line	linear
log function	logarithm	logarithmic function	mathematical theories
matrix	matrix addition	matrix division	matrix equation
matrix inversion	matrix multiplication	matrix subtraction	minimum/maximum of function
monitor progress of a problem	monomial	Mante Carlo simulation	multiply radical expressions
natural log	natural number	nature of deduction	negative exponent
normal curve	number subsystems	parallel box plot	parameter
parameter estimate	parametric equation	periodic function	permutation
phase shift	pi	point of tangency	polar coordinates
polynomial	polynomial addition	polynomial division	polynomial function
polynomial multiplication	polynomial solution by bisection	polynomial solution by sign change	polynomial solution successive approximation
polynomial subtraction	population	postulate	powers
precision of estimation	probability distribution	proof paragraph	protractor
Pythagorean theorem	quartile deviation	radical expression	radical function
radius	ramdom sampling technique	range of function	rational function
real numbers	real-world function	reciprocal	recurrence equation
recurrence relationship	recursive equation	reflection in plane	reflection in space
regression coefficient	regression line	relative error	representativeness of sample
Richter scale	right triangle geometry	roots & real numbers	roots to determine cost
roots to determine profit	roots to determine revenue	rotation in plane	sample statistic
sampling distribution	scalar	series	series circuit
sigma notation	similar figures	sine	sinosoidal function
smallest set of rules	speed	spurious correlation	standard deviation
statistical regression	statistic	step function	strategy generation technique
subtract radical expressions	successive approximations	summary statistic	surface area cone
surface area sphere	synthetic geometry	systems of inequalities	tangent
term	theorem	theorem direct proof	theorem indirect proof
transversal	treatment group	trigonometric ratio	trigonometric relation
truth table proof	two-way tables	U.S. customary system	unit analysis
univariate data	univariate distribution	upper/lower bounds	validity
variance	vector	vector addition	vector division
vector multiplication	vector subtraction	velocity	vertex edge graph