Math Vocab

1. Y-Intercept

1.1. Where the line crosses the y-axis

2. Coefficient Variable

2.1. A number used to multiply a variable

3. Slope

3.1. a measure os steepness of a line, or section of a line, connecting two points

4. Qualitive

4.1. Describing something without numbers

5. Rectangular Prism

5.1. a solid figure where all sides are rectangles and all sides meet perpendicular

6. Cylinder

6.1. a solid figure bounded by a circle at the top and two parallel sides

7. Cone

7.1. a three-dimensional geometric shape that tapers smoothly from a flat base

8. Sphere

8.1. a geometrical figure that is perfectly round

9. Pyramid

9.1. a three-dimensional shape whose base is a polygon

10. Congruent

10.1. sides or segments of the exact same length

11. Similar

11.1. having corresponding sides and angles

12. Dilation

12.1. changing the size of an object (bigger or smaller)

13. Rotation

13.1. turning an object in any direction

14. Reflection

14.1. Where an object is reflected across a line, creating a mirror image

15. Translation

15.1. a function that moves an object in certain distance

16. Volume

16.1. the measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure

17. Surface Area

17.1. The total area of the surface of a three-dimensional object

18. Inductive Reasoning

18.1. reasoning for mathematics

19. Pythagorean Theorem

19.1. a fundamental relation in geometry among the three sides of a right triangle