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  • What TERM refers to an amount of space inside of a flat object (2-dimensional)?
    AREA
  • What TERM refers to the middle number (in a sorted list of numbers)?
    MEDIAN
  • What TERM refers to arranged numbers from largest to smallest?
    DESCEND
  • What TYPE of number is this (whole number & fraction)?
    MIXED
  • What TERM refers to a two-dimensional surface to plot points, lines and curves?
    COORDINATE PLANE
  • What TYPE of whole number can be divided evenly by numbers other than 1 or itself?
    COMPOSITE
  • What TERM refers to a three-dimensional solid that has six congruent square faces?
    CUBE
  • Name the line on a graph that runs vertically (up-down) through zero
    y AXIS
  • What TERM refers to the difference between the lowest and highest values?
    RANGE
  • Two angles are COMPLEMENTARY when they add up to HOW MANY degrees?
    90°
  • What TYPE of a angle is more than 90° but less than 180°?
    OBTUSE
  • What TERM refers to BOTH positive and negative numbers (No fractions, no decimals)?
    INTEGER
  • What TERM refers to a diagram where you find the prime factors of a number?
    FACTOR TREE
  • What TERM refers to the distance around a two-dimensional shape?
    PERIMETER
  • What TYPE of triangle features BOTH equal sides AND equal angles?
    EQUILATERAL
  • What TERM refers to a polygon with four angles and four sides?
    QUADRILATERAL
  • What TERM refers to the answer after you divide one number by another?
    QUOTIENT
  • What TERM refers to the "output" value of a function?
    DEPENDENT
  • What TERM refers to the amount of 3- dimensional space an object occupies (ie.capacity)?
    VOLUME
  • What EXPRESSION refers to a fraction where the numerator larger than the denominator?
    IMPROPER
  • What TERM refers to the starting point (ex. on a number line, it is 0)?
    ORIGIN
  • What TERM refers to ALL numbers greater than zero?
    POSITIVE
  • What TYPE of triangle features ALL angles less than 90°?
    ACUTE
  • What EXPRESSION refers to fractions that look different, but actually have the same value?
    EQUIVALENT
  • What TERM refers to the action of reducing a fraction to its lowest terms?
    SIMPLIFY
  • What TERM refers to the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.. ... but includes NO fractions, NO decimals, and NO negative numbers?
    WHOLE
  • What TERM refers to the bottom number in a fraction (the divisor)?
    DENOMINATOR
  • What TERM refers to arranged numbers from smallest to largest?
    ASCEND
  • What TERM refers to the result of adding two or more numbers together?
    SUM
  • What TERM refers to the average of the numbers?
    MEAN
  • What TERM refers to the value that "lies outside" (smaller or larger than) most of the other values?
    OUTLIER
  • What TERM refers to a quadrilateral with two parallel sides?
    TRAPEZOID
  • Name the line on a graph that runs horizontally (left-right) through zero....
    x AXIS
  • What TERM refers to the top number in a fraction (the dividend)?
    NUMERATOR
  • What TERM tells you how many times to use the base in multiplication?
    EXPONENT
  • What TYPE of triangle has one angle which is 90°?
    RIGHT
  • What expression refers to two numbers written in a certain order. They are usually written in parentheses...
    ORDERED PAIRS
  • What TYPE of triangle features NO sides which are equal and NO angles which are equal?
    SCALENE
  • Two angles are SUPPLEMENTARY when they add up to HOW MANY degrees?
    180°
  • What TYPE of triangle features two equal sides and the angles opposite the equal sides are also equal?
    ISOSCELES
  • Which graphic organizer can be used to show number of times the data value occurs?
    FREQUENCY TABLE
  • What expression is used when the data on the left side is the same as the right side?
    SYMMETRIC
  • What TERM refers to any number which is less than zero (it is written with a minus sign in front)?
    NEGATIVE
  • What TERM refers to any of the 4 areas made when we divide up a plane by an x and y axis?
    QUADRANT
  • What expression is used when ALL data is the same?
    UNIFORM
  • What TERM refers to subtracting one number from another?
    DIFFERENCE
  • What TERM refers to a math phrase with numbers, operation and an equal sign?
    EQUATION
  • What TERM refers to whole numbers, integers, fractions, and decimals?
    RATIONAL
  • What TERM refers to the multiplication inverse of a fraction?
    RECIPROCAL
  • Which TYPE of graphic organizer is a way of displaying the distribution of data based on the five number summaries?
    BOX PLOT
  • What TERM refers to multiplying a number to each addend?
    DISTRIBUTIVE
  • Which visual organizer is a graphical display of data using dots?
    DOT PLOT
  • What TERM refers to when two or more numbers are multiplied together?
    PRODUCT
  • What TERM refers to any two values that are NOT equal?
    INEQUALITY
  • What TYPE of number can ONLY be divided evenly by 1 or itself?
    PRIME
  • What expression refers to how far a number is from zero?
    ABSOLUTE VALUE
  • What TYPE of triangle has one angle is more than 90°?
    OBTUSE
  • What expression is used when data has a "long tail" on one side or the other?
    SKEWED
  • What TYPE of angle is equal to 90° (one quarter of a full revolution)?
    RIGHT
  • Which visual organizer is a graphical display where the data is grouped into ranges?
    HISTOGRAM
  • What TERM refers to math phrase with numbers, operations and NO equal sign?
    EXPRESSION
  • What TERM refers to a measurement of length in one direction?
    DIMENSION
  • What TYPE of angle is less than 90°?
    ACUTE
  • What TERM refers to when you change the order of operation but still get the same answer?
    COMPUTATIVE