Mathematics Glossary - A

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abscissa

• the first element in a coordinate pair.    When graphed in the coordinate plane, it is the distance from the y-axis.    Frequently called the x coordinate.

acute angle

• an angle whose measure is between 0 ˚ and 90 ˚

acute triangle

• a triangle with three acute angles.

additive inverses

• two numbers whose sum is 0

adjacent angles

• two angles that share a vertex and a common side between them but have no interior points in common.    < ABC and < CBD are adjacent.

algorithm

• a step-by-step procedure for carrying out computation.

alternate angles

• two angles that are in opposite locations when lines are cut by a transversal.    If the angles are between the lines, they are called alternate interior angles;    if they are outside the lines, they are called alternate exterior angles.    If the lines are parallel, the alternate angles are congruent.

  Alternate
  interior
  c and f
  d and e

  Alternate
  exterior
  a and h
  b and g

altitude
 

• length from the uppermost point of a triangle to the line opposite.

associative property

• when performing an operation on three or more numbers, the result is unchanged by the way the numbers are grouped.     Addition and multiplication of numbers are associative since a+(b+c)=(a+b)+c and (ab)c=a(bc).          i.e. 6 + (7 + 9) = (6 + 7) + 9 and (4 x 3) x 5 = 4 x (3 x 5).  • Subtraction and division are not associative.          i.e. (8 / 4) / 2 and 8 / (4 / 2) are not equal.

axis (axes)

• the horizontal and vertical lines that form the quadrants of the coordinate plane.   The horizontal axis is usually called the x-axis. The vertical axis is usually called the y-axis.