An angle which measures below 90°.

A line segment that connects two points on a

Acute angle circle.
Chord
A triangle containing only acute angles.
Acute triangle A set of points that are all the same distance
from a given point.
The opposite of a number or its negative. A Circle
number plus its additive inverse equals 0.
Additive inverse The distance measured around a circle.
Circumference
Angles with a common side and vertex.
Adjacent angles A number that is placed in front of a variable.
For example, in 6x, 6 is the _________.
A set of points that lie on a circle and that are Coefficient
positioned within a central angle.
Arc A number that can be divided evenly by all
denominators in the problem.
The space contained within a shape. Common denominator
Area
Two angles in which the sum of their
The numerical result of dividing the sum of measurements equals 90°.
two or more quantities by the number of Complementary angles
quantities.
Average A fraction that contains a fraction or
fractions in the numerator and/or
An expression in algebra that consists of two denominator.
terms. Complex fraction
Binomial
Exactly the same. Identical in regard to size
To divide into two equal sections. and shape.
Bisect Congruent

In multiplication of fractions, when one Two perpendicular number lines, the x axis
number is divided into both a numerator and and the y axis, which make a plane upon
a denominator. which each point is assigned a pair of
Canceling numbers.
Coordinate graph
A solid with six sides, with the sides being
equal squares and the edges being equal. A number that when multiplied by itself
Also, the resulting number when a number is twice gives the original number. For example,
multiplied by itself twice. 4 is the cube root of 64.
Cube Cube root
Fraction with a denominator of 10, 100, As a noun, it is a number or symbol which
1,000, etc., written using a decimal point. divides evenly into a larger number. As a
Decimal fraction verb, it means to find two or more values
whose product equals the original value.
The measurement unit of an angle. Factor
Degree
A method used for multiplying binomials in
The bottom symbol or number of a fraction. which the first terms, the outside terms, the
Denominator inside terms, and then the last terms are
multiplied.
That which results from subtraction. F.O.I.L. Method
Difference
A symbol which expresses part of a whole. It
A relationship between symbols and/or contains a numerator and a denominator.
numbers that is balanced. Fraction
Equation
The largest factor that is common to two or
A triangle that has three equal angles and more numbers.
three sides the same length. Greatest common factor
Equilateral triangle
In a right triangle it is the side opposite from
An integer which can be divided by 2, with no the 90° angle.
remainder. Hypotenuse
Even number
A fraction in which the numerator is larger
To point out the place value of a digit by than the denominator.
writing the number as the digit times its Improper fraction
place value.
Expanded notation A whole number. It may be positive,
negative, or zero.
A positive or negative number that expresses Integer
the power to which the quantity is to be
raised or lowered. It is placed above and to Angles formed inside the shape or inside two
the right of the number. parallel lines.
Exponent Interior angles

In a triangle, an exterior angle i s equal to the Lines that come together at a point.
measures of the two interior angles added Intersecting lines
together.
Exterior angle The numbers that are contained within two
specific boundaries.
The square root of a negative number. Interval
Imaginary number
A number that is not rational (cannot be Lines that come together at a point.
written as a fraction x/y, with x a natural Intersecting lines
number and y an integer).
Irrational number The numbers that are contained within two
specific boundaries.
A triangle with two equal sides and two Interval
equal angles across from them.
Isosceles triangle A triangle with two equal sides and two
equal angles across from them.
An equation where the solution set forms a Isosceles triangle
straight line when it is plotted on a
coordinate graph. The smallest multiple that is common to two
Linear equation or more numbers.
Least common multiple
The smallest number that can be divided
evenly by all denominators in the problem. The middle item in an ordered group. If the
Lowest common denominator group has an even number of items, the
median is the average of the two middle
A number containing both a whole number terms.
and a fraction. Median
Mixed number
An expression in algebra that consists of only
The average of a number of items in a group one term.
(total the items and divide by the number of Monomial
items).
Mean A counting number.
Natural number
A line segment that contains the center and
has its endpoints on the circle. Also, the A number less than zero.
length of this segment. Negative number
Diameter
An equation where the solution set does not
A triangle that has three equal angles and form a straight line when it is plotted on a
three sides the same length. coordinate graph.
Equilateral triangle Nonlinear equation

A positive or negative number that expresses A visual representation of the positive and
the power to which the quantity is to be negative numbers and zero.
raised or lowered. It is placed above and to Number line
the right of the number.
Exponent The top symbol or number of a fraction.
Numerator
An angle which is larger than 90° but less A number greater than zero.
than 180°. Positive number
Obtuse angle
A product of equal factors. 3 x 3 x 3 = 33,
A triangle which contains an obtuse angle. read as “three to the third power” or “the
Obtuse triangle third power of three.” Power and exponent
can be used interchangeably.
An integer (whole number) that is not Power
divisible evenly by 2.
Odd number A number that can be divided by only itself
and one.
Any pair of elements (x,y) where the first Prime number
element is x and the second element is y.
These are used to identify or plot points on A fraction in which the numerator is less than
coordinate graphs. the denominator.
Ordered pair Proper fraction

The intersection point of the two number Written as two equal ratios. For example, 5 is
lines of a coordinate graph. The intersection to 4 as 10 is to 8, or 5/4 = 10/8.
point is represented by the coordinates (0,0). Proportion
Origin
A theorem concerning right triangles. It
Two or more lines which are always the same states that the sum of the squares of a right
distance apart. They never meet. triangle’s two legs is equal to the square of
Parallel lines the hypotenuse (a2 + b2 = c2).
Pythagorean theorem
A common fraction with 100 as its
denominator. The four divisions on a coordinate graph.
Percentage Quadrants

Two lines which intersect at right angles. An equation that may be expressed as Ax2 +
Perpendicular lines Bx + C = 0.
Quadratic equation
A constant that is used for determining the
circumference or area of a circle. It is equal A symbol that designates a square root.
to approximately 3.14. Radical sign
Pi (π)
A line segment where the endpoints line one
An expression in algebra that consists of two at the center of a circle and one on the circle.
or more terms. The term also refers to the length of this
Polynomial segment.
Radius
A comparison between two numbers or The resulting number when a number is
symbols. May be written x:y, x/y, or x is to y. multiplied by itself. Also, a four-sided figure
Ratio with equal sides and four right angles. The
opposite sides are parallel.
An integer or fraction such as 7/7 or 9/4 or Square
5/1. Any number that can be written as a
fraction x/y with x a natural number and y an An angle which is equal to 180°.
integer. Straight angle
Rational number
The shortest distance between two points. It
The multiplicative inverse of a number. For continues indefinitely in both directions.
example, 2/3 is the reciprocal of 3/2. Straight line
Reciprocal
Two angles that when combined the sum
An angle which measures 90°. equals 180°.
Right angle Supplementary angles

A triangle which contains a 90° angle. A literal or numerical expression that has its
Right triangle own sign.
Term
A triangle in which none of the sides or
angles are equal. A line which crosses two or more parallel or
Scalene triangle nonparallel lines in a plane.
Transversal
A number between 1 and 10 and multiplied
by a power of 10. Used for writing very large A three-sided closed figure. It contains three
or very small numbers. angles that when combined the sum equals
Scientific notation 180°.
Triangle
A group of objects, numbers, etc.
Set An expression in algebra which consists of
three terms.
To combine terms into fewer terms. Trinomial
Simplify
A symbol or letter whose value is unknown.
The entirety of answers that may satisfy the Unknown
equation.
Solution, or Solution set A symbol that stands for a number.
Variable
The number which when multiplied by itself
gives you the original number. For example, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, etc.
6 is the square root of 36. Whole number
Square root
The opposite angles that are formed by the Prime numbers that appear in pair and differ
intersection of two lines. Vertical angles are by 2.
equal. Twin primes
Vertical angles
An integer number that is equal to the sum
The amount which can be held, as measured of all its possible divisors, except the number
in cubic units. The volume of a rectangular itself.
prism = length times width times height. Perfect number
Volume
____________ is an integer number, the sum
The horizontal axis on a coordinate graph. of all its possible divisor is less that the
X-axis number itslef. If the sum of the possible
divisor is greater than the number, it is
The first number in an ordered pair. It refers referred to as _______________.
to the distance on the x-axis. Defective or deficient number, abundant
X-coordinate number

The vertical axis on a coordinate graph. Refers to two integer numbers where each is
Y-axis the sum of all the possible divisors of the
other.
The second number in an ordered pair. It Amicable numbers
refers to the distance on the y-axis.
Y-coordinate Are digits that define the numerical value of
a number. A digit is considered significant
An expression of both real and imaginary unless it is used to place a decimal point.
number combined. It takes the form of a+bi, Significant figures or digits
where a and b are real numbers.
Complex number Refers to the product of several prime
numbers occuring in the denominators, each
The numerical value of the number taken with its greatest multiplicity.
neglecting the sign. Least Common Denominator (LCD)
Absolute value
Refers to the smallest integer that is a
A number that can be written as a product of multiple of each of the given numbers.
two or more integers, each greater than 1. Least Common Multiple (LCM)
Composite number
Refers to the largest interger which is a
An integer greater than 1 that is divisible only factor of each of the given numbers.
by 1 and itself. Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
Prime number