Essential Math Vocabulary: Measurement and Data, List 1

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  1. amount
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  2. category
    a collection of things sharing a common attribute
  3. column
    a vertical array of numbers or other information
  4. conversion
    a change in the units or form of an expression
  5. data
    a collection of facts from which conclusions may be drawn
  6. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
  7. decimal
    a number in a system based on ten
  8. diagram
    a drawing intended to explain how something works
  9. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
  10. estimate
    an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
  11. express
    indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
  12. formula
    a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
  13. graph
    a visual representation of the relations between quantities
  14. identical
    exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
  15. interval
    a set containing all points between two given endpoints
  16. measurement
    assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
  17. plot
    a chart, map, or graph showing progress, distribution, etc.
  18. property
    a basic or essential attribute shared by members of a class
  19. quantity
    how much there is or how many there are of something
  20. relative
    properly linked in size or degree or other characteristics
  21. scale
    the ratio between the size of a thing and its representation
  22. symbol
    an arbitrary sign with a conventional significance
  23. table
    a set of data arranged in rows and columns
  24. total
    a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
  25. unit
    a division accepted as a standard of measurement or exchange
Created on Wed Jul 14 11:10:47 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Jul 14 11:23:28 EDT 2021)

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