Mathematics Academic Vocabulary Indiana Academic Standards and Common Core

/ Number Sense Computation / Algebra / Functions / Geometry / Measurement / Data Analysis
Probability / Problem Solving /
/ Counting and Cardinality
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Number and Operations on Base 10 / Geometry / Measurement and Data /
K / Equal to Add/Subtract
Greater than
Less than more/less
Cardinal
Numeral(s)
Compose/Decompose / Circle Triangle Rectangle
Square Hexagon Cube
Cone Cylinder Sphere
above/below, beside, in front of, behind, next to
Two-dimensional
Three-dimensional / Measurable attributes
Length
Shorter/Longer/Taller
Weight
Lighter/Heavier / Category
1 / Addition/Subtraction
Adding to, taking from, putting
together, taking apart, comparing
Compose/Decompose
= (equal sign)
Digit(s)
Place Value
Ones, tens / Defining/non-defining attribute
Trapezoid Half-circle
Quarter-circle
Right-rectangular prism, Right circular cone, right-circular cylinder
Composite shape
Partition
Equal share, halves, fourths, quarters,
half of, fourth of, quarter of / Time
Hour, half-hour / Data point(s)
2 / Estimation
Even
Odd
Unit Fraction
Relationships
Part of a whole
Part of a group
Inverse relationship
Read and write numbers
Base-ten numeral, number name, expanded form / Model with objects or drawings
Properties of operations
Associative property
Commutative property
Rectangular array
Addend(s)
Place value
Ones, tens, hundreds
Skip Count
Less than symbol <
Greater than symbol > / Congruent
Rectangular Prism
Vertex/Vertices
Attributes
angles, equal faces
Quadrilateral
Pentagon
Hexagon
Cube
Partition
Third, third of / Standard Unit
Inch, Feet, Yard
Centimeter/Meter
Penny, nickel, dime, Quarter, Half-Dollar, Dollar
Cup/Pint
Seconds/minutes/hours/ day/week/months/year
Ruler, yardstick, meter stick, measuring tape
Inches,
Analog/Digital clock
a.m./p.m.
tell time to nearest 5 minutes / Tally Chart
Bar graph
Line plot
Horizontal scale
Picture graph
Single-unit scale / Model with objects or
drawings
Justify
Validity
3 / Equivalent fractions
Expanded form
Multiplicaton/Division
Inverse Relationship
Decimal
Product
Quotient
Estimation strategies
Rounding
Arithmetic patterns
Algorithm
Fraction(s)
Equivalent, numerator,
denominator
Number line / Numeric Expressions and
Equations
Multiplication
Associative property
Commutative property
Distributive Property
Number line
Equation / Angle/Right angle
Point/Line/Line segment
Polygon
Prism
Pyramid
Quadrilateral
Reflection Symmetry / Conversion within
Measurement System
Weight Pound/Kilogram
Perimeter/Area
Area
Liquid Volume
Quarts, Gallons, Liters Fahrenheit/Celsius
Mass Gram, kilogram
Time intervals
Unit square
one square unit, unit squares,
square cm, square m, square in,
square ft
Perimeter
Rhombus / Circle Graph
Probability
Certain/Impossible
Likely/Unlikely
Scaled picture graph
Scaled bar graph / Degree of Accuracy
Estimation
Information
Relevant
Irrelevant
Precise
4 / Mixed Number
Improper Fraction
Algorithm
Expression
Variable
Properties of 0 and 1 for
Multiplication/Division
Inverse Relationship
Division
dividend, divisor, remainder
Factor Multiple
Prime/Composite
Common denominator
Common numerator
Benchmark fraction
Unit fraction
Decimal notation
Tenths, hundredths / Expressions/Equations/
Inequalities / Angles
Rays, common endpoint
Point(s)
Lines
Parallel, Perpendicular, Oblique
Line segment
Ray
Lines of Symmetry
Parallelogram, Trapezoid,
Rhombus
Right triangle / Time interval
Area
Square units:
cm2, m2, in2, yd2
Measurement Units
in, ft, m, cm, mm, hour, min
Conversion
km, m,cm kg, g
lb. oz. l, ml
hr, min, sec
Formula
Area, perimeter
Angle measurement
Degree,
“angle measure of n degree(s)”
protractor
Acute, Obtuse, Straight, Right / Frequency table / Justify argument
Make conjecture
5 / Percent
Prime/Composite number
Decimal notation
tenths, hundredths,
thousandths
Scaling (resizing) / Algebraic Expression with
Variable
Evaluate expression
Coordinate Plane
Distributive Property
Linear equations
Ordered pair(s)
Variable / Radius/Diameter
Diameter
Triangles
right, acute, obtuse, isosceles
scalene, equilateral, equiangular
Symmetry
rotational, reflectional
Tools ruler, compass, protractor
Coordinate plane
Axis(es), coordinate system, origin,
Ordered pair, coordinate(s), x-axis,
y-axis, x-coordinate, y-coordinate,
quadrants / Surface area
Weight
Ounce, pound, gram,
kilogram, Ton
Volume
Unit cube, Cubic units,
Right rectangular prism / Mean
Median
Mode
Range