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Addition (Add) -
the process of computing with sets of numbers to find their sum
A.M. -
any time between midnight and noon (The addreviation is short
for the latin words ante meridan, meaning before the sun is at
its highest point)
Angle -
space between two lines that meet in a point
Bar Graph -
a graphic that displays how data fall into different categories
or groups
Centimeter -
a unit of length equal to 1/100 of a meter or 0.3937 inch
Circle -
line with no angles that makes a perfectly round shape
Cone -
a three dimensional solid that has a flat circle at one end and
a point at the other
Cube -
a solid having six congruent square faces
Cup -
a measure of capacity equal to 1/2 pint, 8 ounces, or 16 tablespoons
Cylinder -
a three dimensional geometic solid that has flat circular ends
Days of the Week -
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Dime -
a U.S coin worth ten cents with Franklin Roosevelt on the head's
side
Dimension -
lenght, width, or height
Dollar
- a
U.S. form of currency worth 100 cents
Dozen -
a set of twelve
Equal - having the same
quantity, measure, or value as another
Equal
Sign
- the symbol (=) used indicate logical or mathematical equivalence
Estimate -
to calculate approximately the extent or amount of
Even
Numbers -
a whole number that is divisible by 2. Even numbers have 0, 2,
4, 6, or 8 in the ones place.
Face - a planar surface
bounding a solid
First -
corresponding in order to the number 1
Foot -
a U.S. customary unit of length equal to 12 inches or 1/3 yard
Fraction
- an indicated quotient of two quantities, a part of a whole
Gallon -
a U.S. customary unit of volume or capacity used in liquid measure,
equal to 4 quarts, or 3.785 liters
Graph -
a pictoral device used to display numerical relationships
Greater Than -
larger, in comparison, in number, quantity, size or degree (Ex.
68 > 34)
Greatest
- the
biggest amount
Hand -
pointer on a clock or watch that shows the time
Half Past
- time
when the minute hand is halfway around the clock face and points
to the number 6
Hexagon -
shape with six straight sides
Hour -
standard measure of time equal to 60 minutes
Inch -
a U.S. customary unit of length, equal to 1/12 of a foot or 2.54
centimeters
Least -
the smallest amount
Less Than -
smaller, in comparison, in number, quantity, size or degree (Ex.
13 < 45)
Line Segment -
a thin mark, made by a pen, pencil, or brush that has a beginning
point and an ending point
Minute -
a unit of time equal to one-sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds
Month -
one of the 12 divisions of a year (determined by the Gregorian
calendar)
Most -
greatest in number, quantity, size or degree
Nickel -
a U.S. coin worth five cents with Thomas Jefferson on the head's
side and Monticello on the tail's side
Numbers -
a symbol used to represent a number
Number Line -
a line that graphicly expressed numbers
Number Sentence -
an equation or inequality with numbers (6+3=9 or
6 + 1 > 3)
odd number -
a whole
number that is not divisible by 2. All odd numbers have 1, 3,
5, 7, or 9 in the ones place.
Parallelogram -
a four-sided plane fiqure with opposite sides parallel
Pattern -
numbers, letters, or objects that repeat in a specific order
Penny -
a U.S coin worth one cent with Abraham Lincoln on the head's
side and the Lincoln Memorial on the tail's side (*Exception
begining a "one cent" penny)
Pictograph -
a pictoral device used to represent data with pictures or symbols
Pint -
a U.S.
customary unit of volume or capacity, used in liquid measure,
equal to 16 fluid ounces or .473 liter
P.M. -
any time between noon and midnight (The abbreviation is short
for the Latin words post meridian, meaning after the sun has
been at its highest point
Polygon - any shape with three
or more straight sides and angles
Quart
- a
U.S. customary unit of volume or capacity, used in liquid measure,
equal to 2 pints or .946 liter
Quarter -
(1) one of the equal parts of something that has been divided
ito four parts (2) a U.S. coin worth twenty-five cents with George
Washington on the head's side and the bald eagle of the tail's
side (*Exceptions being bicentenial and state quaters)
Rectangle -
four-sided shape with opposite sides of the same lengh and four
angles the same size
Rectangular Prisim - a prism with six rectangular faces
Season -
one of four parts of the year (Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring)
Solid -
shape with length, width, and height
Sort -
to group items that are similar
Sphere
- perfectly round solid, such as a ball
Square
- four-sided shape with sides of the same length and four right
angles
Subtraction (Subrtact) - an operation that gives the difference between
two numbers
Symmetrical -
shape or picture that is balanced on both sides of a line
Tally marks -
marks made to keep track of things being counted
Temperature -
a measure of hotness or coldness
Trapezoid -
a quadrilateral having two parallel sides
Triangle
- shape
with three sides and three angles
Triangular
Prism
- a prism with triangular bases
Triangular
Pyramid
- a pyramid with a triangular base
Week - seven days
Year -
time is takes the earth to go around the sun, about 356 days
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