Math Vocabulary Definitions

______ is the distance a number is from zero on a number line

• absolute value

• integer

• reciprocal

• exponent

______: a mathematical phrase that contains one or more variables

• algebraic expression

• constant

• equation

• integer

______ is the measure of the amount of space covered by a figure, in square units

• area

• perimeter

• volume

• length

______ is the number that is raised to a power

• base (number)

• exponent

• factor

• sum

______: the side that is perpendicular to the height in a right triangle

• base (of a right triangle)

• hypotenuse

• altitude

• vertex

(a)   : a way of displaying data on a number line to show the distribution of a data set

______ : a set of closely grouped data

• cluster

• interval

• median

• range

______: a numerical factor multiplied by a variable

• coefficient

• exponent

• constant

• term

(a)  

______ : a multiple that two or more numbers share

• common multiple

• prime number

• factor

• divisor