BSL Glossary - Mathematics curriculum terms

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Algebra Algebraic manipulation Bracket Collect Constant/Fixed Cubed power Cubic equation Denominator Equation Expand Express Expression Factorise (orig) Factorise 1 Factorise 2 Fixed/Constant Formula(e) Index Inequalities Inequation Inverse Iteration Like Linear equation Linear expression Quadratic equation Quadratic expression Sequence Simplify (orig) Simplify 1 Simplify 2 Solve Substitution Term Variable
Add (orig) Add 1 Add 2 Add 3 Add across Add down Annual Approximate Calculate Consecutive Correct to Cube root Cubed power Decimal Decimal fraction Decimal place Decimal places Decimal point Difference Digit Direct proportional 1 Direct proportional 2 Divide Dozen Equal 1 Equal 2 Estimate Even number Exact value Factor Figures Fixed Fraction Greater than Highest common factor Integer Inverse fraction or reciprocal Inverse proportional Irrational number Lowest common multiple Maximum Minimum More than Multiple Multiply Negative Negative integer Non-terminating Non-zero Nth root Number line Number system Numerator Numerically Odd Per annum Per Percentage Positive Positive integer Prime number Quotient Raised to the power of Rate Ratio Rational number Real number Remainder Product Rounding off Scientific notation Sequence Significant figures Square number Square root Standard form Subtract Sum Surd Take away Three decimal places Total Variable Vulgar fraction Whole number Write in figures
Perpendicular Right angle
Average Census Certain Continuous data Data Discrete data Equally likely or likely certain Impossible Likely Listing outcomes or possible outcomes Lower quartile Mean Median Mode Population Probability Qualitative data Quantitative data Questionnaire Sample (data) Sampling Unlikely Upper quartile
Change the subject of formula Convert Estimate the answer Evaluate Express Find the exact value How many more How much more Multiply out the brackets Simplest form - fractions Simplest form - ratio
Copy and complete the table Factor of 10
Algebraic Manipulation Example Estimate the answer Example Change the subject of the formula Example Convert Example Evaluate Example Express Example Find exact value Example How many more Example How much more Example Multiply out or remove or expand the brackets Example Simplest form - fractions Example Simplest form ratio Example Simplify the Expression by Collecting the Like Terms Example

A to Z of Maths Signs

Add Add 1 Add 2 Add 3 Add across Add down Algebra Algebraic manipulation Annual Approximate Average
Bracket
Calculate Census Certain Change the subject of formula Collect Consecutive Constant/Fixed Continuous data Convert Copy and complete the table Correct to Cube root Cubed power Cubic equation
Data Decimal Decimal fraction Decimal place Decimal places Decimal point Denominator Difference Digit Direct proportional 1 Direct proportional 2 Discrete data Divide Dozen
Equal Equally likely or likely certain Equals Equation Estimate Estimate the answer Evaluate Even number Exact value Expand Express Expression
Factor Factor of 10 Factorise (orig) Factorise 1 Factorise 2 Figures Find the exact value Fixed/Constant Formula(e) Fraction
Greater than
Highest common factor How many more How much more
Impossible Index Inequalities Inequation Integer Inverse Inverse fraction or reciprocal Inverse proportional Irrational number Iteration
Like Likely Linear equation Linear expression Listing outcomes or possible outcomes Lower quartile Lowest common multiple
Maximum Mean Median Minimum Mode More than Multiple Multiply Multiply out the brackets
Negative Negative integer Non-terminating Non-zero Nth root Number line Number system Numerator Numerically
Odd
Per annum Per Percentage Perpendicular Population Positive Positive integer Prime number Probability Product
Quadratic equation Quadratic expression Qualitative data Quantitative data Questionnaire Quotient
Raised to the power of Rate Ratio Rational number Real number Remainder Right angle Rounding off
Sample (data) Sampling Scientific notation Sequence Significant figures Simplest form - fractions Simplest form - ratio Simplify (orig) Simplify 1 Simplify 2 Solve Square number Square root Standard form Substitution Subtract Sum Surd
Take away Term Three decimal places Total
Unlikely Upper quartile
Variable Vulgar fraction
Whole number Write in figures