Mathematics 5 - Course Glossary


abacus:
a counting device made up of a frame holding rods that are strung with movable beads

analogue clock:
a clock with hands

area:
the number of square units a figure covers

base ten blocks:
a set of blocks (large cubes, flats, rods, and small cubes) used to represent numbers

base ten numeral system:
a system for representing numbers using the ten digits 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0

broken-line graph:
a graph that consists of connected line segments and is used to show how a quantity changes

capacity:
the amount a container can hold

Carroll diagram:
a diagram that uses columns and rows to show how two different kinds of information are related

circumference:
distance around a circle

compatible numbers:
an estimation strategy in which you choose numbers that are close to the numbers but easier to compute mentally

composite number:
a number that has more than two different factors

coordinate plane:
a grid

coordinates:
the numbers in an ordered pair

cube:
a 3-D figure with six equal square faces

dart:
a concave trapezium with two pairs of equal adjacent sides

data:
information gathered for analysis

denominator:
in a fraction, the bottom numeral that tells the number of equal parts in the whole

digit:
one of the symbols used to indicate a number in the base ten numeral system

equilateral triangle:
a triangle with three equal sides

event:
a result that is of interest in a discussion of probability

expanded form:
a number written so that the place value of each digit is shown

face:
a flat surface of a solid figure

fair:
when outcomes are equally likely to happen

flip line:
the fixed line about which an object or figure is flipped

flip:
a motion in which an object or figure is flipped over a fixed line called the flip line

frequency diagram:
a chart used to record the data collected

frequency:
the number of times an event occurs

front-end digits:
an estimation strategy in which you use the first digits of the given numbers

grid:
a surface ruled into squares using horizontal and vertical lines

hexagon:
a polygon with six sides

hexomino:
a 2-D shape formed by joining the edges of six equal-sized squares

improbable event:
an event that is unlikely to occur

inverse operations:
operations (such as multiplication and division) that undo each other

isosceles triangle:
a triangle with two equal sides

kite:
a convex trapezium with two pairs of equal adjacent sides

line of symmetry:
the centre line about which a geometric figure can be folded so the two halves of the figure match exactly

line plot:
a graph consisting of a number line and symbols stacked up over values on the number line to represent how often these values occur

line symmetry:
the property in which one-half of a shape can be flipped onto the other half so the two halves match exactly

linear measurements:
measures of distance

linear units:
units for measuring distances, such as length, width, height, thickness, perimeter, and circumference

mass:
the amount of matter in an object

net:
a 2-D pattern of a 3-D figure

number:
the concept of how many, how long, or how much

numeral:
the symbol(s) used to indicate a number

numerator:
in a fraction, the top numeral that tells how many parts are being considered

octagon:
a polygon with eight sides

ordered pair:
two numbers used to locate a point in the coordinate plane

origin:
the starting point of the coordinate plane; the coordinate (0, 0)

parallelogram:
a quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides

pentagon:
a polygon with five sides

perimeter:
distance around a polygon

pictograph:
a graph using pictures or symbols to represent quantity

plane of symmetry:
a plane that cuts a 3-D object into two identical parts

point of symmetry:
the point about which a figure can be turned so it matches the original position

point symmetry:
the property in which a shape matches with its original position more than once in a full turn

polygon:
a closed 2-D shape that has only straight sides

population:
an entire group of people or things for which information is needed

population:
an entire group of people or things for which information is needed

prime number:
a number that has exactly two different factors (the number itself and 1)

probable event:
an event that is likely to occur

proper fraction:
a fraction in which the denominator is greater than the numerator

quadrilateral:
a polygon with four sides

random:
occurring by chance

rectangle:
a parallelogram with a right angle

rectangular solid:
a three-dimensional object with flat faces that are rectangles

regular polygon:
a polygon with equal sides and equal angles

rhombus:
a parallelogram with four equal sides

right prism:
a solid figure in which all the side (lateral) faces are rectangles

Roman numeral system:
a system for representing numbers using the seven letters I, V, X, L, C, D, and M

rounding:
an estimation strategy in which you use rounded numbers

sample:
a part of a population from which information is gathered

sample:
part of a population from which information is gathered

scalene triangle:
a triangle with no equal sides

simplest form of a fraction:
the form in which the numerator and denominator are the least whole numbers possible

slide:
a motion in which an object or figure changes position by moving in a straight line

solid figure:
a three-dimensional figure

square:
a parallelogram with four equal sides and a right angle

standard form:
the usual form of a number

tangram:
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into seven pieces called tans

tessellation:
a set of shapes that covers a whole surface with gaps or overlaps

trapezium:
a quadrilateral with no parallel sides

trapezoid:
a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

triad:
each set of three digits in a number

triangle:
a polygon with three sides

turn centre:
a point about which an object or figure rotates

turn:
a motion in which an object or figure rotates about a fixed point called the turn centre

unfair:
when one outcome is more likely to happen than another

Venn diagram:
a diagram that uses circles to show how two or three groups of things are related

volume:
the amount of space an object occupies

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