A

Abscissa
the x -coordinate, the distance from a point to the vertical or y -axis
measured parallel to the horizontal or x -axis.

Acute Angle
refers to an angle less than 90°, or to a shape involving angles less than
90°. It is the opposite of obtuse, which refers to an angle greater than
90°

Addition
the action or process of adding something to something else.
Alternate Exterior
Formally, alternate exterior angles are defined as two exterior
Angle
A shape, formed by two lines or rays diverging from a common
point (the vertex).
Apollonius of Perga
Greek geometer and astronomer known for his theories on the
topic of conic sections.
Binomial
an algebraic expression of the sum or the difference of two terms.

C
Certain
known for sure; established beyond doubt.
Coincident Line
Two lines or shapes that lie exactly on top of each other. 
Common Monomial Factor
just divide each term by the cmf or the common monomial factor. It
is actually the common variable with the least number of exponent.

Complementary Angle
Two angles are said to be complementary if their sum is 90o. This
makes them add up to a right angle. In a right triangle, the 2 angles
other than the right angle are complementary because they add up
to 90 degrees.
Conditional Statement
defined to be true unless a true hypothesis leads to a false
conclusion

Congruent
identical in form. coinciding exactly when superimposed
Consecutive Angles
When two lines are crossed by another line (which is called the
Transversal), the pairs of angles on one side of the transversal but
inside the two lines.
Consistent Independent
has exactly one solution.

Contrapositive
formed when you negate the hypothesis and conclusion of the
converse
Converse
formed by switching the hypothesis and conclusion
“If ∠J is acute, then ∠J = 60”

Coordinate Plane
coordinate system that specifies each point uniquely in a plane by a
set of numerical coordinates, which are the signed distances to the
point from two fixed perpendicular oriented lines, measured in the
same unit of length.
Coordinates
A set of values that show an exact position. On graphs it is usually a
pair of numbers: the first number shows the distance along, and
the second number shows the distance up or down. 

Coplanar Points
set of points that lie on the same plane
Corresponding Angle
the angles which occupy the same relative position at each
intersection where a straight line crosses two others. If the two
lines are parallel, the corresponding angles are equal

D
Deductive Reasoning
used to prove that the property must hold for all cases, or for some
delimited set of cases. uses facts, rules, definition or properties to
arrive at conclusion general to specific
Degree of Polynomial
is the highest degree of its monomials with non-zero coefficients.
The degree of a term is the sum of the exponents of the variables
that appear in it, and thus is a non-negative integer.

Difference of two squares

Squared number subtracted from another squared number. Every
difference of squares may be factored according to the identity in
elementary algebra.
Division
splitting into equal parts or groups.

Domain
the complete set of possible values of the independent variable.
these are the set of possible values of an independent variables
 E
Equation
 statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are
equal (indicated by the sign =)

Equiangular
equiangular triangle is a triangle where all three interior angles are
equal in measure. Because the interior angles of any triangle
always add up to 180°, each angle is always a third of that, or 60°
Equilateral
equilateral triangle is a triangle in which all three sides are equal.
In the familiar

Euclid
given the name Euclid of Alexandria to distinguish him from
Euclide of Megara. Father of Geometry
Event
A set of possible outcomes resulting from a particular experiment.

Experimental Probability
is the result of an experiment. What actually happens
Exponents
exponent of a number says how many times to use the number in a
multiplication.

Expression
An algebraic expression is a mathematical phrase that can contain
ordinary numbers, variables (like x or y) and operators (like add,
subtract, multiply, and divide).
 F
Factor
break it up into numbers that can be multiplied together to get the
original number.

Fractions
fraction is a number between zero and 1 and is expressed as one
number over another number, like this: The number on top is
called the numerator and the number on the bottom is called the
denominator.
Function
It is a relation that has input and output that are distinct. Each
input has a distinct output

Fundamental Counting Principle

uses multiplication of the numbers of ways each event in an
experiment can occur to find the number of possible outcomes in a
sample space
 G
Geometry
 branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, angles,
surfaces, and solids

Graphing Method
means to obtain the point of intersection (if any) of the graphs of
each of the equation that make up the system. 
Greatest Common Factor
is the greatest factor that divides two numbers. To find the GCF of
two numbers

H
Hypotenuse Leg
Two right triangles are congruent if the hypotenuse and one
corresponding leg are equal in both triangles.
 I
Impossible
not able to occur, exist, or be done

Inconsistent
 A system of linear equations is called inconsistent if it has no
solutions. A system which has a solution is called consistent.
Inductive Reasoning
uses patterns to arrive at a conclusion specific to general

Intercept
where the graph crosses the x-axis and the y-intercepts are where
the graph crosses the y-axis
Intersecting Lines
two lines with a common endpoint

Inverse
formed when you negate the hypothesis and conclusion of a
conditional statement

“If ∠J ≠ 60, then ∠J is not acute”

Isosceles Triangle
a triangle that has two sides of equal length. Sometimes it is
specified as having exactly two sides of equal length, and
sometimes as having at least two sides of equal length, the latter
version thus including the equilateral triangle as a special case.

L
Likely
such as well might happen or be true; probable.
Line
has an infinite length but has no width and thickness

Line Segment
has a finite length
Linear Pair
two angles that form a straight line

Long Division
standard division algorithm suitable for dividing multi digit
numbers that is simple enough to perform by hand.
 M
Mapping
refers to either a function, often with some sort of special structure,
in particular when the relation is taken together with a set that
constitutes the codomain, or a morphism in category theory, which
generalizes the idea of a function.

Metron
Means “measure”
“geometry” Geo means earth
Monomial
an expression in algebra that contains one term.

Multiplication
the process of combining matrices, vectors, or other quantities
under specific rules to obtain their product.
 N
Non-Collinear Points
set of points that do not lie in the same line

Non-Coplanar Points
set of points that do not lie on the same plane
 O
Obtuse Angle
has the measure of greater than 90°

Obtuse Triangle
a triangle in which one of the angles is an obtuse angle. (Obviously,
only a single angle in a triangle can be obtuse or it wouldn't be a
triangle.) A triangle must be either obtuse, acute, or right.
Ordered Pairs
ordered pair is a pair of objects. The order in which the objects
appear in the pair is significant

Ordinate
 the y -coordinate, representing the distance from a point to the
horizontal or x -axis measured parallel to the vertical or y -axis
Origin
is the point where they intersect. This point has the coordinates 0,0
and is usually labelled with the letter O.

Outcome
is a possible result of an experiment. Each possible outcome of a
particular experiment is unique, and different outcomes are
mutually exclusive (only one outcome will occur on each trial of
the experiment).
 P
Parallel Lines
two lines that do not intersect

Perfect Square
the product of a rational number multiplied by itself

Perfect Square Trinomial

can be factored into a binomial multiplied to itself. One that factors
Plane
is a flat, two-dimensional surface that extends infinitely far. Is the
Polynomial
an expression of more than two algebraic terms, especially the sum
of several terms that contain different powers of the same
Possible Outcomes
outcome is a possible result of an experiment. Each possible
outcome of a particular experiment is unique, and
different outcomes are mutually exclusive (only one outcome will
occur on each trial of the experiment).
 Q
Quadrant
 they are often numbered using Roman numerals: I II III IV. Pages
referring to 'quadrant' The Coordinate Plane. The coordinate plane
defined with description of x, y axis, quadrants, origin. (C) 2011
Quadrilateral
a four-sided figure, having four straight sides.
Rational Expression
nothing more than a fraction in which the numerator and/or the
denominator are polynomials. 
Relation
it has one input and one output that is written in an ordered pairs.
There's no scale and it's formed in mapping diagram or graphing
Right Angle
has a measure of 90°

S
Side Angle Angle
Angle Angle Side postulate (often abbreviated as AAS) states that if
two angles and the non-included side one triangle are congruent to
Side Angle Side
The Side Angle Side postulate (often abbreviated as SAS) states
that if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are
congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle,
then these two triangles are congruent.

Side Side Side

Triangles are congruent if all three sides in one triangle are
congruent to the corresponding sides in the other.
Slope
Slope is calculated by finding the ratio of the "vertical change" to
the "horizontal change" between (any) two distinct points on a
line. Sometimes the ratio is expressed as a quotient ("rise over
run"), giving the same number for every two distinct points on the
same line.

Straight Angle
has a measure of 180°
Subtraction
the process of taking a matrix, vector, or other quantity away from
another under specific rules to obtain the difference.

Sum
the total amount resulting from the addition of two or more
numbers, amounts, or items
Supplementary Angles
the sum of the two angles measures 180°

Synthetic Division
synthetic division is a method of performing Euclidean division of
polynomials, with less writing and fewer calculations than occur
with polynomial long division. It is mostly taught for division by
binomials of the form but the method generalizes to division by
any monic polynomial, and to any polynomial
 T
Table
arranged in rows and columns. This is a table of what sport people
play. Data, Probability and Statistics.

Table of Outcomes
is a table where the first row and first column represent the
possible outcomes in each event
Term
term is either a single number or variable, or numbers and
variables multiplied together. Terms are separated by + or − signs,
or sometimes by divide. See: Variable.

Theoretical probability
can be found without doing and experiment. What is expected and
should happen
Tree Diagram
is a diagram used to show the total number of possible outcomes in
a probability experiment

Triangle
 a polygon with three edges and three vertices. It is one of the basic
shapes in geometry. A triangle with vertices A, B, and C is denoted
Trinomial
 consisting of three terms.

U
Unlikely
not likely to happen, be done, or be true; improbable.
 V
Variables
variable is any factor, trait, or condition that can exist in differing
amounts or types

Vertex
 is a point where two or more curves, lines, or edges meet. Common
end point
 X
X-axis
the axis, usually horizontal, along which the abscissa is measured
and from which the ordinate is measured.

Y
Y-axis
the axis, usually vertical, along which the ordinate is measured and
from which the abscissa is measured.
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Z
Zero Slope
a zero slope is perfectly flat in the horizontal direction. The
equation of a line with zero slope will not have an x in it