Mathematical Terms

4. A measure of space.
7. A three-dimensional shape having six congruent square faces.
9. The second number provided in an ordered pair (a, b).
10. The expression written above the fraction bar in a common fraction to indicate the number of parts counted.
11. The middle value of a set of data arranged in increasing or decreasing order. If the set has an even number of items the median is the average of the middle two items.
14. A letter or symbol that represents an unknown quantity.
15. The result obtained by doing division
17. The value of the element that appears most frequently in a data set.
18. An equation of ratios in the form a/b = c/d, where b and d are not equal to zero.
21. The quantity by which the dividend is divided.
23. A number line in a plane.
24. The first number provided in an ordered pair (a, b).
25. The difference between the largest and smallest values of a data set.
26. The collection of integers is composed of the counting numbers, the negatives, and zero.
28. A rate is a division comparison between two quantities with different units.
29. A fixed value

1. Value The distance a number is away from zero.
2. The quantity that is to be divided.
3. A math sentence using the equal sign to state that two expressions represent the same number.
5. The average of a set of data; sum of the data divided by the number of items. Also called the arithmetic mean or average.
6. The vertical line in a coordinate plane.
7. plane A plane that consists of a horizontal and vertical number line, intersecting at right angles at their origins.
8. A term used to describe fractions or ratios that are equal.
9. The horizontal line in a coordinate plane.
12. A number below the fraction bar.
13. A number assigned to each point on the number line which shows its position or location on the line.
16. A mathematical phrase like “m + 1” used to describe quantities mathematically with numbers and variables.
19. A way of expressing a number as parts out of 100.
20. A division comparison of two quantities with or without the same units.
22. A constant factor of a term as distinguished from a variable
27. A collection of information, frequently in the form of numbers.