Math Word of the Day - Week of October 25

Oct 25, 2020 | Queen Creek

Math Word of the Day comes from the Math Dictionary written by Mathnasium.

 

Carry

Sunday, October 25

In addition, to take a unit (ones, tens, hundreds...) to the next largest denomination in the addend because the sum in the current column exceeds 9. 

 

Cent- 

Monday, October 26

A root word meaning hundred (100).

 

Center 

Tuesday, October 27

A point or place that is equidistant from the sides or outer boundaries of something; the middle. 

 

Century 

Wednesday, October 28

A 100-year interval of time. A group of 100 things.

 

Chance  

Thursday, October 29

The likelihood of something happening.

 

Change

Friday, October 30

To become different; to undergo transformation 

 

Chord 

Saturday, October 31

A line segment that connects two points on a circle.

The longest chord is the diameter, which passes through the center of the circle.