ml8 - Gloassary
ml8 - Gloassary
bar graph A graph that uses horizontal or vertical distort To change the appearance or twist
bars to represent data visually. the meaning of something in a way that
Zoe’s Books is misleading.
10
Number of Books
Number of Books
8 Zoe
6 Matt
circle graph A graph that represents data using
4
sections of a circle. The sum of the percents 2
in a circle graph is 100%. 0
Science Sports History
Akira’s Week on Internet (20 h) Fiction
Homework Category
12%
double line graph A graph that uses two lines to
Surfing represent changes of two sets of data over time.
13% Chat Lines
50% Population
Watching 1200
Videos Trends
1000
25%
Population
800
600
400 Riverside
combined percents Adding individual percents 200 Hillview
0
together.
2
3
5
6
7
4
200
200
200
200
200
200
1%, 0.42%, 7 3
portion of a percent, such as __ __%. 40
2 8 30
20
10
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
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h
2
0 2 4 c
c2 = a2 + b2
right prism A prism that has sides that are three-term ratio Compares three quantities
perpendicular to the bases of the prism. measured in the same units. Can be written
as a : b : c, or a to b to c.
S
sample space All possible outcomes of a
probability experiment.
sign rules In division, the quotient of two integers
with the same sign is positive, and with
blue:red:yellow is 6: 4:2
different signs is negative. In multiplication, the
product of two integers with the same sign is tiling pattern A pattern that covers an area or
positive, and with different signs is negative. plane without overlapping or leaving gaps.
square root A number that when multiplied by_ Also called a tessellation.
itself equals a given value. The symbol is √ . tiling the plane Using repeated congruent figures
9 is the square root of 81 because 9 × 9 = 81. to cover an area without leaving gaps or
surface area The number of square units needed to overlapping.
cover a 3-D object. The sum of the areas of all transformation A change in a figure that results in
the faces of an object. a different position or orientation. Examples
are translations, reflections, and rotations.
A1
trend The general direction in which a line graph
A6 A2 A5
is going.
A3
triangular prism A prism with two triangular faces
A4 that are the same size and shape.
blue :red is 6 : 4
U
unit price A unit rate that involves prices. Often
shown per 100 g or 100 mL. $5.00 per 100 g
is a unit price.
unit rate A rate in which the second term is 1.
64 beats/min is a unit rate.
V
variable A letter that represents an unknown
number. In 3a - 5, the variable is a.
vertex The point where three or more edges of a
figure meet. The plural is vertices.
vertex
Z
zero pair A pair of integer chips with one chip
representing +1 and one chip representing
-1. The pair represents zero because
(+1) + (-1) = 0. Any whole number of
zero pairs represents zero.
+1 −1
Text Credits
p10 Edmonton Oilers data: www.nhl.com; p12 climate data: www.worldclimate.
com; p15 decibel levels data: The Canadian Hearing Society, Hear to Stay: Make
Noise about Noise – Book #1: Noise Facts. Reprinted with permission. Also
from www.nshsc.ns.ca/icathreshold.html (accessed on November 16, 2007) and
www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist (April 15, 2007); p28 The Vancouver Sun,
August 16, 2006, p. B1; p37 handedness data: Adapted from Statistics Canada,
Census at School, Right-handed, left-handed or ambidextrous? from www19.
statcan.ca/04/04_0506/04_0506_013_e.htm (accessed on April 15, 2007); p38
population data: adapted from Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts,
for Canada provinces and territories, 2006 and 2001 censuses from www12.statcan.
ca/english/census06/data/popdwell/Table.cfm?T=101 (accessed on April 15, 2007);
pp194–195 map adapted from Natural Resources Canada, Data Management and
Dissemination Branch; p378 handedness data: Adapted from Statistics Canada,
Census at School, Right-handed, left-handed or ambidextrous? from www19.
statcan.ca/04/04_0506/04_0506_013_e.htm (accessed on May 4, 2007); p386
physical activity data: Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census at School, What is
your favourite physical activity? from www19.statcan.ca/04/04_0607/04_0607_
021_e.htm (accessed on April 23, 2007); p393 favourite school subject data:
Adapted from Statistics Canada, What is your favourite subject? from www19.
statcan.ca/04/04_0506/04_0506_026_e.htm (accessed on April 23, 2007); energy
requirements data: adapted from www.hc-sc.gc.ca; p477 music with Canadian
content graph: adapted from Statistics Canada, Music With Canadian Content from
www.statcan.gc.ca/english/kits/winner/2003/grade8/music/graph2.png (accessed on
September 18, 2007); p480 graph: Adapted from www.pcstats.com
Technical Art
Tom Dart, Luciano Sebastion De Monte, Kim Hutchinson, and Adam Wood of
First Folio Resource Group, Inc.