SASSDS Advanced Mathematics - Definitions
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Acute Angle
- An angle of less than 90°.
Acute Triangle-
A triangle that cotains only acute angles.
Adjacent
Angles -
Angles which share a vertex and a common side, but have no common interior points.
Angle
- the space within two lines diverging from
a common point.
Arc
- any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Axiom
- A self-evident
principle or one that is accepted as true without proof as the basis for argument;
a postulate.
B
Bisector- a line or plane
that bisects an angle or line segment.
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F
Facile- moving, acting,
working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:
facile fingers; a facile mind.
G
H
Histogram - A bar graph of a frequency distribution in which
the widths of the bars are proportional to the classes into which the variable has
been divided and the heights of the bars are proportional to the class frequencies.
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J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
Rigor - scrupulous
or inflexible accuracy or adherence: the logical rigor
of mathematics.
S
Succinct - Expressed
in few words. Concise. Terse.
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V
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