Math Vocabulary List 11

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What is a statistical question?

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A question that anticipates and accounts for a variety of answers.

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What is slant height?

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The height of each lateral face of a pyramid.

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What is symmetric distribution?

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Data that are evenly distributed.

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What is a term in algebra?

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Each part of an algebraic expression separated by a plus or minus sign.

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What is statistics?

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The field that involves collecting, organizing, and interpreting data.

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What is the Subtraction Property of Equality?

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If you subtract the same number from both sides of an equation, the two sides remain equal.

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What is a survey in statistics?

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A method of collecting data by asking people questions.

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What is surface area?

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The total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object.

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What is a solution in mathematics?

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The value or values that satisfy an equation.

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What is a variable in algebra?

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A symbol used to represent a number that can change.