Geometry Terms
What do you call a closed figure with three sides?
triangle
What is a letter that represents an unknown number?
variable
What is the bottom number in a fraction called?
denominator
What kind of graph uses bars to show data?
bar graph
What compares two quantities using division?
ratio
What is a line that cuts a shape exactly in half called?
line of symmetry
What do you call a number that stands alone in an equation?
constant
What is the top number in a fraction called?
numerator
What is the number that appears most often in a data set?
mode
What is a ratio with a denominator of 100 called?
percent
What is the term for a part of a line with two endpoints?
line segment
What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?
product
What do you call a decimal that ends or stops?
terminating decimal
What is the middle number in an ordered data set?
median
What do you call a comparison where two ratios are equal?
proportion
What do you call angles that add up to 180 degrees?
supplementary angle
What is an expression with one or more variables called?
algebraic expression
What do you call a decimal that repeats forever?
repeating decimal
What is the difference between the highest and lowest values in a data set?
range
What is the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter?
pi (3.14)
What is the distance around a circle called?
circumference
What do you call an equation that shows two ratios are equal?
proportion
What is the process of changing a fraction to a decimal called?
converting
What do you call a graph that uses dots to show frequency?
line plot
What do you call the process of making a ratio smaller but equivalent?
simplifying