Mathematics Vocabulary

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Rate

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A measure, quantity, or frequency, typically one measured against another quantity or measure.

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Ratio

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A relationship between two numbers indicating how many times the first number contains the second.

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Unit rate

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A rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit.

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Per

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For each or for every; used to express rates (e.g., miles per hour).

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At

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Used to indicate a point or position in space or time.

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Each

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Every one of two or more people or things, regarded and identified separately.

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Double number line

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A visual representation using two parallel lines to show equivalent ratios.

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Part-to-part

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A ratio that compares a part of a whole to another part of the same whole.

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Part-to-whole

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A ratio that compares a part of a whole to the whole itself.

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Comparison (compare)

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The act of evaluating two or more things by determining the relevant, comparable characteristics of each.