6th grade Vocabulary

Inequalities

• Less than <

• Greater than >

• Less than or equal to ≤

• Equal to =

Quartile 1

• The median of the 1st half of the data

• The average of all data points

• The highest value in the data set

• The lowest value in the data set

Commutative Property

• Values can move or swap and give the same outcome.

• Values can only be added in a specific order.

• Values must remain fixed to yield a result.

• Values can only be multiplied in a specific order.

Quartile 3

• The median of the 2nd half of the data

• The average of the entire dataset

• The minimum value of the dataset

• The maximum value of the dataset

Equivalent

• Equal to each other

• Similar in meaning

• Different in nature

• Not comparable

Withdraw

• Taking money out of your account

• Depositing money into your account

• Transferring money to another account

• Checking your account balance

Dependent

• Variable that depends on the value of another variable

• Variable that remains constant regardless of other variables

• Variable that is manipulated to observe its effect

• Variable that is not affected by other variables

Equation

• A mathematical statement that shows the relationship between two quantities

• A type of graph that represents data visually

• Two expressions that equal each other

• A formula used to calculate the area of a shape

Median

• The average of the data

• The most frequently occurring value

• The middle of the data

• The range of the data

Scale Factor

• A number used to multiply or divide to scale up or scale down a number

• A constant that represents the ratio of two lengths

• A variable that changes the size of a shape

• A measurement of the distance between two points