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HSPA Practice – Slide 1
Define:
Absolute value - Distance that a number is from zero on a
number line
Arithmetic sequence - List of numbers where the
difference between consecutive
numbers is the same
Average - Sum of the numbers divided by how many
numbers were added together
Circle - Set (or locus) of all points equidistant from a given
point the center
Circumference - Distance around a circle
Collinear points - Points that lie on the same line
HSPA Practice – Slide 2
Define:
Combination - A group of items chosen without regard to
order
Discount - An amount subtracted from the original price
Dividend - The number being divided
Divisor - The number doing the dividing
Factors - Numbers that divide evenly into another number
Integers - Signed whole numbers {…, −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3 …}
Iterative - repeating
HSPA Practice – Slide 3
Define:
L.C.M. (least common multiple) - Divisible by two or more
numbers (24 is the L.C.M. of 8 and 12)
Mean - Average (see notes)
Median - The middle of a set of numbers when listed in
order (take the average if a tie)
Mile - 5,280 ft. (see HSPA math reference sheet)
Mode - Occurs the most in a set of numbers
Permutation - A group of items chosen with regard to order
Prime - Divisible only by itself and 1
HSPA Practice – Slide 4
Define:
𝑓𝑎𝑣𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
Probability - 𝑃 =
𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠
Proportion - Two equal ratios
Range - Difference between the greatest and least numbers
in a set
Ratio -
𝑎
𝑏
where 𝑎 and 𝑏 have the same unit of measure
Recursive - Each term is generated by repeating a math
operation
Ex. {2, 5, 8, 11, … }
Sample space - List of all possible outcomes
Terminating decimal - A decimal that ends
Ex. 4.132 versus 6. 7
Quiz - HSPA Vocabulary
Directions:
Using your notes, precisely define the following terms on a
separate sheet of paper.
Combination L.C.M. (least common multiple) -
Ratio Proportion Terminating decimal -