Math Vocabulary

3. a straight line drawn from any vertex of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side.
8. a line that continually approaches a given curve but does not meet it at any finite distance.
12. Growth growth whose rate becomes ever more rapid in proportion to the growing total number or size.
13. (of a number, quantity, or expression) expressible, or containing quantities that are expressible, as a ratio of whole numbers. When expressed as a decimal, a rational number has a finite or recurring expansion.
14. the extent to which something is probable; the likelihood of something happening or being the case.
15. the relation between two expressions that are not equal, employing a sign such as ≠ “not equal to,” > “greater than,” or < “less than.”.
16. Numbers a number without fractions; an integer.
18. Line parallel to the plane of the horizon; at right angles to the vertical.
21. involving the second and no higher power of an unknown quantity or variable.
22. Number a word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a particular kind of language or branch of study.

1. the principal or horizontal axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
2. the value that occurs most frequently in a given set of data.
3. intend to convey, indicate, or refer to (a particular thing or notion); signify.
4. Sequence a sequence of numbers in which each differs from the preceding by a constant quantity (e.g., 3, 6, 9, 12, etc.; 9, 7, 5, 3, etc.).
5. the secondary or vertical axis of a system of coordinates, points along which have a value of zero for all other coordinates.
6. a distinct break in physical continuity or sequence in time.
7. Value the magnitude of a real number without regard to its sign.
9. a relationship or expression involving one or more variables.
10. another term for factorize.
11. sign the sign √ which indicates the square root of the number following (or a higher root indicated by a preceding superscript numeral).
14. an expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum of several terms that contain different powers of the same variable(s).3. Binomials an algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms.
17. a quantity equal to the square of the standard deviation.
19. Root a number which produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself.
20. a long, narrow mark or band