MCA -III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA III DRAFT ...

MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications

(Clustered in sets of related words)

GRADE 3

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

equal

equivalent

digits

represent

value

place value

compare, order

Notation:

Notation:

Notation: , =,

NUMBER AND OPERATION

fewer, more less, least

greater, greatest nearest, closest plot, locate, point

add, sum subtract, difference multiply, product

divide result estimate, round

fraction

operation solve

strategy

factor quotient, divisor,

dividend

decimal numerator, denominator

is less than is greater than

exponent, power, base coordinate grid ordered pair, plot x-axis, y-axis, horizontal axis, vertical axis

Inverse, inversely opposite

coordinate, origin

Notation: -x2, (-x)2, -32, (-3)2

remainder

Notation: ?, fraction bar

prime factor/factorization Notation: 3?4, 3(4)

greatest common factor, least common multiple

integer

rational number reciprocal

absolute value Notation:

percent Notation:

3

terminating , repeating simple, compound interest

square root Notation:

irrational

radical consecutive

real significant digits scientific notation

improper fraction mixed number

ratio, rate, unit rate, per

Notation: ?, 1 to 4, 1:4, 1 out of 4, 25%

proportion, proportional

Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)

standard form

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MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications

(Clustered in sets of related words)

GRADE 3

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

number sentence equation represent

expression inequality

evaluate simplify

square root arithmetic sequence geometric sequence

value

rule input, output

Notation: 3x, xy, 3?4, 3(4)

translate reasonable

progression

nth term Notation:

variable

substitute

independent, dependent

Notation: variables, boxes or blanks may be used for unknowns

function

linear, linear function non-linear function

constant, coefficient common difference,

common ratio

ordered pair

coordinate grid

origin

intercept

graph

slope proportion

slope-intercept form point-slope form

inversely

standard form

Notation: f(x) =mx + b, f(x)=abx

exponential system of equations

undefined infinite

identical , intersecting

order of operations

identity property associative property commutative property distributive property

Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)

GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT

MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications

(Clustered in sets of related words)

GRADE 3

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . .

. . .

length, width increase, decrease

greatest, least, fewest, most parallel

perpendicular side, sides

angle, angles right

angle vertices

Notation: right angle symbol (square in corner)

symmetry congruent

vertical horizontal

vertex Notation: 90 or

angle arc

triangular rectangular

height edge face, base

formula

Interior, exterior Notation: side(hash) marks for congruency

diagonal

Notation: , , FG, FG similar

intersecting, adjacent hypotenuse, leg straight, vertical complementary, supplementary

corresponding

Notation: A, m A, ABC

Notation: 3 square centimeters, 3 cm sq,

3cm2

circumference, radius, diameter Notation:

Notation: congruent angle marks

Pythagorean Theorem

perimeter

tool, ruler, yardstick, meter stick, tape

measure, thermometer unit

a.m., p.m.

area

transformation, translation,

reflection, rotation clockwise,

counterclockwise image

volume, surface area, net

three-dimensional

Notation: $5, $0.75, 75?

quadrilateral

cube

capacity

lateral area scale factor

customary, metric

Notation: J, J'

Notation: (x,y) (x+3), y?2)

conversion

temperature degrees

Notation: 15?F, 35?C figure

parallelogram rhombus, kite square, rectangle

trapezoid

prism pyramid

cone cylinder

Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)

DATA ANALYSIS and PROBABILITY

MCA-III Math Vocabulary & Notation from MCA-III DRAFT Test Specifications

(Clustered in sets of related words)

GRADE 3

GRADE 4

GRADE 5

GRADE 6

GRADE 7

GRADE 8

. . . . . . . . . . . . Students should also know vocabulary from previous grade levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

data

represent

survey

pictograph tally chart bar graph line plot

timeline Venn diagram

double-bar graph line graph

histogram stem-and-leaf plot

circle graph

scatter plot line of best fit

correlation

table

title label key

mean median range minimum maximum

probability ratio

outcome frequency relative frequency

predict likely, unlikely certain, impossible tree diagram

event random experimental theoretical sample space combinations

frequency table outlier

Source: MCA III DRAFT Test Specifications for Mathematics, Dec. 1, 2009 (Assessment and Testing/ MCAs /Test Specs)

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