Math vocabulary

Lessons 6-10
&
Investigation 1

Fraction
Numbers that name
parts of a whole

Denominator
The bottom number
of a fraction

Numerator
The top number of a
fraction

Endpoints
Points at which
segments end

Line
A straight collection
of points extending in
opposite directions
without end

Metric System
An international
system of
measurement based
on multiples of ten

Ray
A part of a line that
begins at a point and
continues without end
in one direction

Segment
A part of a line with
two distinct endpoints

U.S. Customary
System

A system of
measurement used
almost exclusively in
the United States

Perimeter
The distance around
a closed, flat shape

Counting Numbers

The numbers used to

count; the members
of the set
(1,2,3,4,5)

Negative Numbers

Numbers less than

zero

Number Line
A line for
representing and
graphing numbers.
Each point on the line
corresponds to a
number

Whole Numbers

The members of the

set (0,1,2,3,4)

Celsius scale
A scale used on some
thermometers to
measure temperature

Even Numbers
Numbers that can be
divided by 2 without
a remainder;
members of the set
(-4,-2,0,2,4)

Fahrenheit Scale

A scale used on some

thermometers to
measure temperature

Odd Numbers

Numbers that have a

remainder of 1 when
divided by 2;
members of the set
(-3,-1,1,3)

Scale
A display of numbers
with an indicator to
show the value of a
certain measure

Sequence
A list of numbers
arranged according to
a certain rule

Term
Number in a sequence

Closed-Option
Survey

A survey in which the

possible responses
are limited

Histogram
A method of displaying a
range of data. A histogram
is a special type of bar
graph that displays data in
intervals of equal size with
no space between them.

Open-Option
Survey

A survey that does

not limit the possible
responses

Survey
A method of
collecting data about
a particular
population

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