Math Glossary

ASSOCIATIVE PROPERTY - When adding or multiplying three numbers, it doesn't matter if the first two or the last two numbers are added or multiplied first.

ATTRIBUTE(MEASURABLE) - an identifiable property of an object, set or event that is subject to being measured. For example, some of the measurable attributes of a box are its length, weight and capacity(how much it holds).

BOX PLOT - a graphic method that shows the distribution of a set of data by using the median, quartiles, and the extremes of the data set. The box shows the middle 50% of the data; the longer the box, the greater the spread of the data.

CENTRAL TENDENCIES - a number which in some way conveys the "center" or "middle" of a set of data. The most frequently used measures are the mean and the median.

COMBINATIONS - subsets chosen from a larger set of objects in which the order of the items in the subset does not matter.

COMMUTATIVE PROPERTY - numbers can be added or multiplied in either order.
for example: 15+9 = 9+15; 3 x 8 = 8 x 3.

CONGRUENCE - the relationship between two objects that have exactly the same size and shape.

FUNCTION -  a relationship between two sets of numbers or other mathematical objects where each member of the first set is paired with only one member of the second set. Functions can be used to understand how one quantity varies in relation to ( is a function of ) changes in the second quantity.

FRACTIONAL ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION - the quotient of two algebraic expressions.

RATIONAL ALGEBRAIC EXPRESSION - is an algebraic fraction whose numerator and denominator are polynomials.

SYSTEM OF LINEAR EQUATIONS - a collection of linear equations that involve the same variables.