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Glossary Term
circumcenter
circumference
circumscribed polygon
Closure Property
cluster
clustering
coefficient
coinciding lines
collinear points
combination
common denominator
Definition
The point of concurrency of the perpendicular bisectors of a
triangle.
The distance around a circle.
A polygon with each side tangent to a circle.
A set of numbers is closed for addition or multiplication if the
sum or product of two numbers is still included in the same
number system.
Data that are grouped closely together.
An estimation method in which a group of numbers close in
value are rounded to the same number.
The numerical factor of a term.
The graphs of two equations that represent the same line.
Three or more points that lie on the same line. In the figure, P,
Q, and L are collinear points.
An arrangement or listing in which order is not important.
A common multiple of the denominators of two or more
fractions. Example: 24 is the common denominator of
and
common difference
common factor
common logarithm
common multiples
common ratio
Commutative Property
1 5
, ,
3 8
3
because 24 is the LCM of 3, 8, and 4.
4
The difference between any two consecutive terms in an
arithmetic sequence.
A whole number that is a factor of each number in a set of
numbers. Example: 5 is a common factor of 10, 15, 25, and 100.
A logarithm that uses 10 as the base.
Multiples that are shared by two or more numbers. Example:
Some common multiples of 2 and 3 are 6, 12, and 18.
The quotient between any two consecutive terms in a geometric
sequence.
The order in which two numbers are added or multiplied does
not change their sum or product. For any numbers a and b, a +
b = b + a and ab = ba. Example: 2 + 3 = 3 + 2 or 2 • 3 = 3 • 2