I need to know 25 math terms Any suggestions about what they should be?

Answer 1

Your question sounds like it might be prompted by a homework assignment to get you to explore the vocabulary of math. There are many math terms or terminology (vocabulary) at every level of mathematics. These terms help describe the ideas or concepts that are at work in the math: If you are studying arithmetic, you might use terms like "product," "sum," or "remainder." As you learn more about math, you learn about "fractions," "equivalence," and "decimals," then ideas like "absolute value," "negative numbers," "real numbers," "infinity," and "functions." You will learn about "squares," "square roots," and "raising to a power." All these words in quotes can be called math terms. Each time you learn about a new topic in math, you will be introduced to new terms. If you understand the new terms well, and the ideas behind them, they will help you study the new topic: Algebra studies start with the meaning of terms like "variable" and "equation." Geometry terms tend to be familiar: "point," "line," "triangle," "square," and "angle," but will be studied with more precision than we use in everyday speech. Math subjects we think of as more advanced also start with new terms: Trigonometry terms include "sine" and "cosine," which are just ways of measuring an angle as the relationship between the lines that form the angle. Understand those and a few other new terms, and you will be well on your way to understanding trig! After that, most of trig is just calculations you might already know how to do. Even Calculus boils down to understanding terminology like "derivative" and "integral," which are just ways of calculating the relation between two "functions." My suggestion for your assignment is that you probably want to choose terms that are at a level of math that you understand, or slightly more advanced, to help you explore the vocabulary of the math you will learn in the next year or two. Look ahead in your math book for some ideas and even some of the definitions. You may find math is more fun if you understand the vocabulary a little more easily.