Math In Science
An approximation of a number based on reasonable assumptions
Estimate
The number that appears most often in a list of numbers.
Mode
6/12 simplified
1/2
The data point where the x axis and the y axis intersect.
(0,0)
Communicate how precise measurements are.
Significant Figures
How close a measurement is to the true or accepted value.
Accuracy
The numerical average of a set of data; opposite of nice.
Mean
The denominator for the mixed fraction 1 1/8
8
Uses vertical and horizontal bars to display data.
Bar Graph
Letter symbols for astronomical unit
AU
How close a group of measurements are to each other.
Precision
The difference between the greatest value and the least value of data,
Range
The numerator of 11/12
11
Displays data in a number of separate categories; baked goods.
Pie Chart (or Circle Graph)
The age of Mr. Seas; the mean value for data points 71, 63, and 55.
63
Figures that communicate how precise measurements are.
Significant Figures
The of the numbers 4, 8, and 12
8
The general name for the fraction 15/13; very to leave the fraction written this way.
Improper
The point (2,4) is in this quadrant of a coordinate plane
1st
How many children Mr. Seas has
11
Calculations that can show how accurate an experimental value is.
Percent Error
The middle number in a set of data.
Median
1/2 + 3/4
1 1/4
The point (-1,-3) is in this quadrant of a coordinate plane.
3rd
Type of calculation used to determine how accurate an experimental value is.
Percent Error