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Scalene Triangle
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A triangle with no congruent sides. |
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Scientific Notation
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A way of writing large numbers as powers of ten. 560000 = 5.6 x 10^5 |
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Segment
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A line with two endpoints. |
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Set
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A collection of items. |
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Solid Geometry
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The area of geometry that involves 3d objects. |
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Space
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The 3d area which contains everything, like a plane does for 2d geometry. |
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Sphere
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A three-dimensional object in which all points are equidistant from the center (a ball shape). |
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Square
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A rectangle with four equal sides. |
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Square Root
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A number that can be multiplied by itself to get the original number. 2 is the square root of 4, because 2 x 2 = 4. |
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Straight Angle
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An angle with a measure of 180 degrees, appears like a line. |
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Subset
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A small set contained in a larger set. |
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Subtraction
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The operation that finds the difference between two numbers. |
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Sum
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The result after addition. Four is the sum of two plus two. |
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Superset
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A larger set containing smaller sets. |
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Supplementary Angle
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Either of two angles that produce 180 degrees when added. |
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Slope
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The steepness of a line. It is the change in y divided by the change in x, which basically tells you how much the line goes up for every amount it goes over.
The slope of a line is constant over that whole line, but the slope of a curve is constantly changing. You must take the derivative of a curve to find its exact slope at a point of interest. |
