Math Vocabulary
as first introduced in:
Geometry
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"there exists” |
(arc symbol) |
(circle symbol) |
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~ (negation symbol) |
“if and only if” (iff) |
all |
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altitude |
apothem |
argument |
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assumption |
at least one |
auxiliary part |
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axiom |
bisector |
center of regular polygon |
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central angle |
circumscribe |
circumscribed |
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collinear |
collinearity |
component form |
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concave polygon |
concentric |
conclusion |
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condition |
conditional |
congruent arcs |
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congruent triangles [SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL, HA] |
conjunction |
construction |
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contradiction |
contrapositive |
convex polygon |
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coordinate proof |
coplanar |
corollary |
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cosine |
counterexample |
CPCTC |
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decagon |
deductive argument |
deductive reasoning |
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definition |
direct reasoning |
direction |
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disjunction |
disprove |
dodecagon |
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dodecahedron |
equiangular polygon |
Euclidean Geometry |
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experience |
false |
falsity |
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flow proof |
general case |
generalization |
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geometric mean |
given |
heptagon |
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hexahedron |
homonym |
hypothesis |
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icosahedron |
iff (if and only if) |
implies |
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indirect |
indirect proof |
indirect reasoning |
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inductive argument |
inductive reasoning |
initial point |
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inscribed angle |
intercepted arc |
intersecting planes |
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isosceles trapezoid |
kite |
law |
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Law of Cosines |
Law of Sines |
legs of a trapezoid |
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linear pairs of angles |
logic |
logical argument |
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logical reasoning |
magnitude |
major arc |
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minor arc |
n-gon |
necessary |
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negation |
non-overlapping figures |
nonagon |
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noncollinear |
none |
observation |
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octahedron |
orthographic view |
paragraph proof |
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particular case |
Pick’s Theorem |
postulate |
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premise |
principle |
proof by contradiction |
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proposition |
protractor postulate |
prove |
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reflexive property |
regular polyhedron |
regular solid |
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remote interior angles |
rule |
ruler postulate |
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rules of logic |
scale factor (k) |
secant |
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segment addition postulate |
segment of a circle |
similar triangles (~)[SSS, SAS, AA] |
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sine |
some |
specific case |
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statement |
statistical argument |
sufficient |
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symmetric property |
tangent |
terminal point |
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tetrahedron |
there exists |
therefore |
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theta |
transitive property |
true |
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truth |
truth table |
union |
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vector
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