MATH DICTIONARY


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tangent:   a line that intersects a circle in one point.

tangent:   in a triangle,     (the side opposite an angle)    
                                   (the side adjacent the same angle).

term:   a part of a sum in an algebraic expression.

terminating decimal:  a fraction whose decimal representation contains a finite number of

                                     digits.

tetrahedron:   a polyhedron with four faces.

theorem:   a statement that has been proven.

trajectory:   the path that a body makes as it moves through space.

transitive property:   the property that states that if a = b, and b = c, then a = c.

translation:   a shift of the axes of the Cartesian Coordinate System.

transversal:   a line that intersects two other lines.

trapezoid:  a quadrilateral that has exactly two sides parallel.

triangle:   a three sided polygon.

trinomial:   a polynomial with exactly three terms.


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