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Mathematics Glossary
- Middle Years
Maxine Stinka, Saskatchewan Education,
Curriculum and Instruction
Note: The
definitions included here are those that are used in the Saskatchewan
Education document "Mathematics 6-9: A Curriculum Guide for the
Middle Level".
Various mathematics dictionaries
may have different definitions. These definitions are designed
to be meaningful to middle level mathematics teachers.
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the term that you wish to look for.
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radius
(plural: radii)
- the distance from the centre of a circle
to any point on the circle.
range
- in statistics, the difference between the
least and the greatest values in a set of data.
In more advanced statistics, it is considered the number of values
between the greatest and the least, inclusive, and is calculated
by the formula range = greatest - least + 1
rate
- a quotient used to compare two measures
in different units e.g. kilometres per hour.
ratio
- a quotient used to compare two or more quantities
of the same units of measure.
rational number
- see fraction
- any number that can be written in the form a/b
where a and b are integers and b cannot equal
0. It is a negative rational number if it is less than zero i.e.
either a or b, but not both, is negative.
ray
- half a line.
- i.e.: the portion of a line on one side of a particular point (the endpoint).
reciprocals
(multiplicative inverses)
- two numbers whose product is one.
reflection
(flip)
- a transformation
of a geometric figure that results in a mirror image
of it. The object and the image are equal distance from the line
of reflection.
reflex angle
- an angle whose measure is between 1800
and 3600.
regular polygon
- a polygon
with all sides and all angles congruent.
An equilateral or equiangular triangle is a regular polygon as
is a square.
repeating decimal
- a decimal number that contains a digit or
digits that repeat. eg. 1/3 = 0.333...
rhombus
rotation
(turn)
- a transformation
of a figure in which the image is formed by turning the figure
about a fixed point called the center of rotation
which may be inside or outside the figure.
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