Maths Terms for 11-13 Yr Olds
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DatabaseA means of storing sets of data, for example in an Excel spreadsheet. | |
DecimalRelating to the base ten. Most commonly used synonymously with decimal fraction where the number of tenths, hundredth, thousandths etc. are represented as digits following a decimal point. The decimal point is placed at the right of the units column. Each column after the decimal point is a decimal place. Example: The decimal fraction 0.275 is said to have three decimal places. The system of recording with a decimal point is decimal notation. Where a number is rounded to a required number of decimal places, to 2 decimal places for example, this may be recorded as 2 d.p. | |
Decimal FractionTenths, hundredths, thousandths etc. represented by digits following a decimal point. Example 0.125 is equivalent to 1/10 + 2/100 + 5/1000 or 125/1000 or 1/8 The decimal fraction representing 1/8 is a terminating decimal fraction since it has a finite number of decimal places. Other fractions such as 1/3 produce recurring decimal fractions. These have a digit or group of digits that is repeated indefinitely. . | |
DegreeIn the measurement of angles, a unit of turn, usually clockwise. One whole turn is equal to 360 degrees, written 360o. | |
DenominatorIn the notation of common fractions, the number written below the line i.e. the divisor. Example: In the fraction 1/3, the denominator is 3. | |
DiameterThe length of any of the chords of a circle or sphere that pass through it's centre. Compare with 'chord'. | |
DifferenceThe amount by which one number or value is greater than another, obtained by subtracting the smaller from the larger. | |
DigitOne of the symbols of a number system- most commonly the symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9. Examples: the number 29 is a 2-digit number; there are three digits in 2.95. The position or place of a digit in a number conveys its value. | |
Digital ClockA clock that displays the time as hours and minutes passed, usually since midnight. Example: four thirty in the afternoon is displayed as 16:30. | |