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Math Terminology -- A Word Search Puzzle

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In the word search puzzle below, the answer words all pertain to mathematics. Find and the words that run horizontally, diagonally, and vertically throughout the grid. Simple definitions to the answer words are given below.

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Math Terms Defined

add Determine the sum of, by combining numbers.
algebra The mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations, in which symbols (usually letters) represent unknown numbers in mathematical equations.
average (See below: mean)
axis A straight line through a body or figure that satisfies certain conditions.
calculus The branch of mathematics that is concerned with limits and with the differentiation and integration of functions. Calculus studies such concepts as the rate of change of one variable quantity with respect to another, the slope of a curve at a prescribed point, and the calculation of the area bounded by curves.
circle Ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point.
cube root A number that when multiplied three times equals a given number.
cubic Three-dimensional.
denominator The divisor of a fraction. The denominator is the bottom number of the fraction, which indicates the number of parts into which one whole is divided. The top number is the numerator.
division An arithmetic operation that is the inverse of multiplication; the quotient of two numbers is computed. In division, how many times one number is contained in another number is determined.
divisor The number by which a dividend is divided. For example, 10 divided by 2 = 5; 10 is the dividend, 2 is the divisor, and 5 is the quotient.
factor 1. Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together. 2. One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer. Synonym: divisor. 3. An independent variable in statistics.
formula 1. A standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems. 2. A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement.
geometry The pure mathematics of points and lines and curves and surfaces. Geometry deals with the space of shapes and sizes.
graph A drawing illustrating the relations between certain quantities plotted with reference to a set of axes.
infinity Without end.
integer Any of the natural numbers (positive 1, 2, 3, ... or negative -1, -2, -3, ...) or zero. Synonym: whole number.
inverse Opposite. (Multiplication and division are inverse operations.)
logic A system of reasoning.
mean An average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n. For example, the mean of a set is calculated by adding the numbers in the set together and dividing their sum by the number of members of the set.
multiply Combine by multiplication. (Multiplication is an arithmetic operation that is the inverse of division; the product of two numbers is computed.)
numerator The dividend of a fraction. (The numerator is the top number in a fraction.)
pi The ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. The number 3.14159265358979323846 is pi with 20 decimel places shown. However, pi is an irrational number, meaning the decimal places go on infinitely without repeating or ending in zero.
plane An unbounded two-dimensional shape.
positive Greater than zero.
product 1. A quantity obtained by multiplication. 2. The set of elements common to two or more sets.
quadratic 1. A polynomial of the second degree. 2. An equation in which the highest power of an unknown quantity is a square.
ratio The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).
set An abstract collection of numbers or symbols.
sign A character indicating a relation between quantities.
square root A number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number.
subtract Make a substraction. (Subtraction is an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated.)
sum 1. A quantity obtained by addition. 2. A set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets.
theorem A proposition deducible from basic postulates.
variable 1. A quantity that can assume any of a set of values. 2. A symbol (like x or y) that is used in mathematical or logical expressions to represent a variable quantity. (In mathematics, a variable does not have a fixed numerical value. A quantity that does have a fixed value is called a constant.
zero A mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number. The fundamental arithmetic properties of the number 0 are: a + 0 = a,a - 0 = a, and a x 0 = 0, in which a is any number; and 0/b = 0, in which b is any number other than 0. Division by 0 is not defined and therefore is an inadmissible operation

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Math Terminology -- A Word Search Puzzle

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