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A Glossary of GCSE Maths Terms
Comprehensive GCSE-Level Mathematical Terms and Definitions
This glossary contains a comprehensive list of mathematical terms and definitions used in GCSE Maths. This is a useful resource for students to bookmark and refer to when revising for exams or preparing for assessments.
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- Absolute Value: The distance of a number from zero on the number line, always positive.
- Acute Angle: An angle that measures less than 90 degrees.
- Addition: The process of combining two or more numbers to get a total or sum.
- Algebra: The branch of mathematics that uses letters and other symbols to represent unknown numbers.
- Algebraic Expression: A mathematical phrase that can contain numbers, variables, and operators but doesn’t have an equals sign.
- Algebraic Fraction: A fraction that contains algebraic expressions in the numerator, denominator, or both.
- Algebraic Term: A number, variable, or product of numbers and variables.
- Alternate Angles: Angles that are on opposite sides of a transversal and are outside the two lines.
- Angle: The measure of the amount of rotation needed to bring one line or plane into coincidence with another.
- Area: The measure of the extent of a surface, usually expressed in square units.
- Arithmetic Mean: Another term for the average, calculated by adding up a set of values and dividing by the number of values.
- Asymptote: A line that a curve approaches but never touches, especially as it extends towards infinity.
- Average: The sum of a set of values divided by the number of values.
- Axis: A reference line from which distances or angles are measured in a coordinate grid.
- Axis of Symmetry: A line that divides a figure into two halves that are mirror images of each other.