Download Math_Vocabulary 6-11

Sixth Grade Vocabulary
Abstracted from the
Minnesota MCA II Item Sampler and the Minnesota MCA III Test Specifications
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An asterisk * indicates heavy use of the term in the item sampler.
Bracketing with a parenthesis ( ) indicates the context in which the word or phrase is used.
Underlined words are from the MCA III test specifications.
Words and phrases are classified by math strand or as a general term: Number and Operation, Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, General
Term.
Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
plot
evaluate
kite
probability
integer
translate
intersecting
outcome
x-axis
function
vertical
tree diagram
y-axis
coordinate grid
adjacent
event
horizontal axis
ordered pair
complementary
random
vertical axis
order of operations
supplementary
sample space
rational number
simplify
straight
combinations
ordered pair
inequality
hypotenuse
likely
coordinate grid
solve
interior
unlikely
is greater than
exterior
certain
is less than
hypotenuse
impossible
percent
leg
ratio
reciprocal
diagonal
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General Terms
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Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
ratio
customary
random
equivalent
metric
sample space
factor
capacity
theoretical
prime factor
perimeter
frequency
exponent
experimental
power
predict
General Terms
base
greatest common factor
least common factor
expression
mixed number
improper fraction
compare
rate
unit rate
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Seventh Grade Vocabulary
Abstracted from the
Minnesota MCA II Item Sampler and the Minnesota MCA III Test Specifications
Key
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An asterisk * indicates heavy use of the term in the item sampler.
Bracketing with a parenthesis ( ) indicates the context in which the word or phrase is used.
Underlined words are from the MCA III test specifications.
Words and phrases are classified by math strand or as a general term: Number and Operation, Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, General
Term.
Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
rational number
proportional
radius
stem-and-leaf plot
integer
inversely
diameter
outcome
terminating
origin
circumference
tree diagram
repeating
slope
cylinder
event
opposite
inequality
similar
random
coordinate
simplify
corresponding
sample space
plot
substitute
scale factor
combinations
origin
proportional
image
likely
exponent
inversely
scale drawing
unlikely
equivalent
conversion
certain
factor
transformation
impossible
prime factor
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General Terms
ratio
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Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
exponent
probability
power
random
base
sample space
inverse
theoretical
simple interest
frequency
compound interest
circle graph
proportion
histogram
absolute value
frequency table
General Terms
relative frequency
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Eighth Grade Vocabulary
Abstracted from the
Minnesota MCA II Item Sampler and the Minnesota MCA III Test Specifications
Key
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An asterisk * indicates heavy use of the term in the item sampler.
Bracketing with a parenthesis ( ) indicates the context in which the word or phrase is used.
Underlined words are from the MCA III test specifications.
Words and phrases are classified by math strand or as a general term: Number and Operation, Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, General
Term.
Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
irrational
independent
Pythagorean Theorem
scatterplot
real
dependent
square root
function
radical
constant
consecutive
coefficient
scientific notation
linear
significant digits
nth term
standard form
arithmetic sequence
General Terms
line of best fit
geometric sequence
linear function
non-linear function
exponential
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Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
General Terms
intercept
constant
simplify
evaluate
associative
commutative
distributive
property
order of operations
slope-intercept form
point-slope form
standard form
system of equations
undefined
infinite
intersecting
identical
square root
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Eleventh Grade Vocabulary
Abstracted from the
Minnesota MCA II Item Sampler and the Minnesota MCA III Test Specifications
Key
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An asterisk * indicates heavy use of the term in the item sampler.
Bracketing with a parenthesis ( ) indicates the context in which the word or phrase is used.
Underlined words are from the MCA III test specifications.
Words and phrases are classified by math strand or as a general term: Number and Operation, Algebra, Geometry and Measurement, Data Analysis, General
Term.
Number and Operation
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Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
functions
surface area
box-whisker plots
functional notation
pyramids
data sets
domain
two-dimensional
mean
symbolically form
three-dimensional
median
graphically form
decomposition
quartile
table form
perimeter
percentile
real numbers
area
standard deviation
area of a circle
volume
range
relationships
measurement systems
inter-quartile range
vertex
axioms
statistics
line of symmetry
theorems
intercepts
compass
regression lines
(line of best fit)
correlation coefficients
parabola
straight edge
General Terms
normal distribution
bell-shaped curve
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Number and Operation
Algebra
Geometry and
Measurement
Data Analysis
maxima
parallel
causation
minima
perpendicular
Venn diagrams
zeros
right triangle properties
conditional probabilities
asymptotes
congruent
relative frequencies
linear functions
quadrilaterals
quadratic functions
regular polygons
exponential functions
sine
investment growth
cosine
depreciation
tangent
polynomials
midpoint
rational expressions
slope
General Terms
radicals
absolute values
monomial factors
nth root functions
variables
inequalities
estimate
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