Math Vocabulary 1
a decimal fraction in which a figure or group of figures is repeated indefinitely, as in 0.666… or as in 1.851851851….
Repeating Decimal
becoming greater in size, amount, or degree; growing.
Increasing
a point at which two or more things intersect, especially roads.
Intersection
are relationships between two variables where their ratios are equivalent.
Proportional Relationship
the action or process of making or becoming smaller or fewer.
Decreasing
the collection of integers is composed of the counting numbers, their negatives, and zero; ... −4, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4...
Integer
the process of moving something from one place to another.
Translation
the result of multiplying the same integer three times.
Perfect Cube
the action or condition of becoming or being made wider, larger, or more open.
Dilation
a decimal which can be expressed in a finite number of figures or for which all figures to the right of some place are zero
Terminating Decimal
resembling without being identical.
Similar
the cube root of x is a number a such that a3 = x.
Cube Root
how two-dimensional figures move around a plane or coordinate system.
Transformation
a means of solving a problem or dealing with a difficult situation
Solution
identical in form; coinciding exactly when superimposed.
Congruent
x-intercept is the point at which the graph crosses the x-axis.
X-Intercept
the longest side of a right triangle, opposite the right angle.
Hypotenuse
the action of rotating around an axis or center.
Rotation
the product of a rational number multiplied by itself.
Perfect Square
The ratio of any two corresponding lengths in two similar geometric figures
Scale Factor
two angles whose sum is 90°.
Angles
two angles whose sum is 90°.
Complementary Angles
The number x is called the multiplicative inverse or reciprocal of the positive integer n if x · n= 1.
Multiplicative Inverse
two angles with a sum of 180 ∘
Supplementary Angles
the root of a number or quantity.
Radical