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SAT Math Glossary Arc (호)

A portion of the circumference of a circle

Absolute Value (절댓값)

The distance of a number from zero; the
positive value of a number

Area (넓이)
The number of square units that covers a
shape or figure
Acute angle (예각)
A positive angle measuring less than 90 Associative property of addition
degrees (a + b) + c = a + (b + c)

Acute Triangle (예각삼각형) Associative property of multiplication

(a x b) x c = a x (b x c)
A triangle each of whose angles measures
less than 90 degrees
Asymptote (점근선)
A line such that the distance between the
curve and the line approaches zero as one
or both of the x or y coordinates tends to
infinity (Vertical & Horizontal Asymptotes)

Average (평균)
Mean; A number that represents the
characteristics of a data set
Adjacent Angles (이웃각)
Two angles that share both a side and a Axis of Symmetry (대칭축)
vertex A line that passes through a figure in such a
way that the part of the figure on one side
of the line is a mirror reflection of the part
on the other side of the line

Angle (각)
The union of two rays with a common Base (밑변, 밑면, etc.)
endpoint, called the vertex The bottom of a plane figure or three-
dimensional figure

Bisect (2등분)
To divide into two congruent parts
i.e. To divide in half
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Box and whisker plot (상자 수염 그림) Collinear (동일 선상)

A type of data that displays the quartiles Points are collinear if they lie on the same
and range of a data set line

Combination (조합)
A selection in which order is not important
Ex) Pick two from a class of 30 students

Common Factor (공약수)

A factor of two or more numbers
(8 and 2: Common Factor = 1, 2)

Common Multiple (공배수)

Cartesian Coordinates (직교 좌표) A multiple of two or more numbers
A system in which points on a plane are (8 and 2: Common Multiple = 8, 16, 24…)
identified by an ordered pair of numbers,
representing the distances to two or three Commutative Property of Addition
perpendicular axes (e.g. (x, y) = (1, 2)) A+B=B+A

Commutative Property of Multiplication

Central Angle (중심각) A*B=B*A
An angle that has its vertex at the center of
a circle Complementary Angles (여각)
Two angles whose sum is 90 degrees

Composite Number (합성수)

A natural number that is not prime

Cone (원뿔)
A three-dimensional figure with one vertex
and a circular base
Chord (현)
A line segment that connects two points on Congruent (합동)
a curve Figures or angles that have the same size
and shape

Circle (원)
The set of points in a plane that are a fixed
distance from a given point, called the
center. Constant (상수)
A value that does not change
Circumference (원의 둘레길이)
The distance around a circle
= 2πr
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Coordinate Plane (좌표평면) Decimal Number (10진수)

The plane determined by a horizontal The numbers in the base 10 number system,
number line, called the x-axis, and a vertical having one or more places to the right of a
number line, called the y-axis, intersecting decimal point
at a point called the origin. Each point in the
coordinate plane can be specified by an Degree (도)
ordered pair of numbers.
A unit of measure of an angle

Denominator (분모)
The bottom part of a fraction

Dependent Events (종속사건)

Two events in which the outcome of the
second is influenced by the outcome of the
first

Diagonal (대각선)
The line segment connecting two
nonadjacent vertices in a polygon
Coplanar (동일 평면상의)
Points that lie within the same plane Diameter (직경 = 지름)
The line segment joining two points on a
Counting Principle circle and passing through the center of the
If a first event has n outcomes and a second circle
event has m outcomes, then the first event
followed by the second event has n times n
outcomes. Difference (차)
The result of subtracting two numbers
Cross product (교차곱)
A product found by multiplying the Digit (자릿수)
numerator of one fraction by the The ten symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and
denominator of another fraction and the 9. The number 215 has three digits: 2, 1,
denominator of the first fraction by the and 5.
numerator of the second
Distributive Property
A(B + C) = AB + AC

Dividend (나눠지는 수)
In a / b = c, a is the dividend

Divisor (나누는 수)
Cube (정육면체) In a / b = c, b is the divisor.
A solid figure with six square faces
Ellipse (타원)
Cylinder (원통) The set of all points in a plane such that the
A three-dimensional figure having two sum of the distances to two fixed points is a
parallel bases that are congruent circles constant

Data (데이터; 정보)

Information that is gathered
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Equation (방정식; 등식) Factor (인수)

A mathematical statement that says two One of two or more expressions that are
expressions have the same value; any multiplied together to get a product
number sentence with an =.

Equilateral triangle (정삼각형)

A triangle that has three equal sides.

Equivalent Equations (등가 방정식)

Two equations whose solutions are the same. Factoring (인수분해)
Ex) 2x = 4, x = 2 To break a number into its factors
Ex) 6 = 2 X 3
Equivalent Fractions (등가 분수)
Fractions that reduce to the same number Factorial (팩토리얼)
The product of all positive integers less
than or equal to n
Ex) 5! = 5 * 4 * 3 * 2 * 1

Face (면)
A flat surface of a three-dimensional figure

Error of Measurement (측정오류) Focus (Plural: Foci; 초점)

The difference between an approximate A key point in specifying a conic section or
measurement and the actual measure taken other plane curve

Evaluate (대입) Formula (공식)

To substitute number values into an A equation that states a rule or a fact
expression Ex) Area of a circle = 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
Ex) 3x(2x – 7); x = 5 = 3 * 5 * (2 * 5 – 7)
Fraction (분수)
Even Function (우함수) A number used to name a part of a group or
A function that is symmetric with respect to a whole. The number below the bar is the
the y-axis denominator, and the number above the bar
is the numerator.
Even Number (짝수)
A natural number that is divisible by 2 Frequency (빈도)
The number of times a particular item
Event (사건) appears in a data set
In probability, a set of outcomes
Frequency Table (빈도표)
Exponent (지수) A data listing which also lists the
A number that indicates the operation of frequencies of the data
repeated multiplication
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Graph (그래프) Inscribed Angle (원주각)

A type of drawing used to represent data An angle placed inside a circle with its
vertex on the circle and whose sides contain
Greatest Common Factor (최대공약수) chords of the circle.
The largest number that divides two or more
numbers evenly Inscribed Polygon (내접다각형)
A polygon placed inside a circle so that each
Horizontal (수평) vertex of the polygon touches the circle
A line with zero slope

Integers (정수)
Hypotenuse (빗변)
The set of numbers containing zero, the
The side opposite the right angle in a right
natural numbers, and all the negatives of
triangle
the natural numbers

Intercept (절편)
The x-intercept of a line or curve is the
point where it crosses the x-axis, and the y-
intercept of a line or curve is the point
where it crosses the y-axis.

Intercepted Arc (원주각의 호)

The arc of a circle within an inscribed angle
Identity Property of Addition
The sum of any number and 0 is that
number. (e.g. 3 + 0 = 3)

Identity Property of Multiplication

The product of 1 and any number is that
number. (e.g. 3 X 1 = 3)

Improper Fraction (가분수) Interpolation (선형 보간법)

A fraction with a numerator that is greater A method for estimating values that lie
than the denominator between two known values

Inequality (부등호)
A mathematical expression which shows
that two quantities are not equal
EX) < > ≥ ≤

Infinity (무한)
A limitless quantity (∞)
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Intersecting Lines (교차선) Line Segment (선분)

Lines that have one and only one point in Two points on a line, and all the points
common between those two points

Inverse (역) Locus

A path of points traced out by them under
Opposite. -5 is the additive inverse of 5,
some given geometrical condition or
because their sum is zero. 1/3 is the
conditions
multiplicative inverse of 3, because their
product is 1.

Inverse Function (역함수)

A function that “reverses” another function

Logic (논리)
The study of sound reasoning

Lowest Terms (기약 분수)

Inverse Operations (역연산) Simplest form; when the greatest common
Two operations that have the opposite factor of the numerator and the
effect, such as addition and subtraction denominator of a fraction is 1

Irrational Number (무리수)

A number that cannot be expressed as the
ratio of two integers
Ex) π = 3.14159265…

Isosceles Triangle (이등변삼각형)

A triangle with at least two equal sides Mean (평균)
In a data set, the sum of all the data points,
Least Common Denominator (최소 공통 분모) divided by the number of data points;
average
The smallest multiple of the denominators
of two or more fractions
Median (중앙값)
The middle number in a data set when the
Least Common Multiple (최소공배수)
data are put in order; a type of average
The smallest nonzero number that is a
multiple of two or more numbers
Midpoint (중심점)
Like Fractions (분모가 같은 분수) A point on a line segment that divides the
segment into two congruent segments
Fractions that have the same denominator
Mixed Number (혼수; 대분수)
Line (선)
A number written as a whole number and a
A straight set of points that extends into fraction
infinity in both directions
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Mode (최빈수) Odd Function (기함수)

A type of average; the number (or numbers) Function that has rotational symmetry with
that occurs most frequently in a set of data respect to the origin

Multiple (배수) Odd Number (홀수)

A multiple of a number is the product of A whole number that is not divisible by 2
that number and any other whole number.
Zero is a multiple of every number Odds (가능성)
The possibility that something will happen
Multiplicative Identity
The number 1 is the multiplicative identity
because multiplying 1 times any number Operation (연산)
gives that number. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division are the basic arithmetic operations.
Multiplicative Inverse (역수)
Opposites
The product of any number and its
Two numbers that lie the same distance
reciprocal (= multiplicative inverse) equals 1.
from 0 on the number line but in opposite
directions
Natural Numbers (자연수)
The counting numbers

Negative Number (음수)

A real number that is less than zero

Normal (수직)
= Perpendicular Ordered Pair (순서쌍)
Set of two numbers in which the order has
an agreed-upon meaning, such as the
Number Line (수 직선)
Cartesian coordinates (x, y), where the first
A line on which every point represents a real coordinate represents the horizontal
number position, and the second coordinate
represents the vertical position.

Origin (원점)
Numerator (분자) The point (0, 0) on a coordinate plane,
where the x-axis and the y-axis intersect
The top part of a fraction
Outcome (결과)
Obtuse Angle (둔각)
In probability, a possible result of an
An angle whose measure is greater than 90 experiment
degrees
Parallel (평행)
Obtuse Triangle (둔각삼각형)
Two lines are parallel if they are in the same
A triangle with an obtuse angle plane and never intersect.

Octagon (팔각형) Parallelogram (평행사변형)

A polygon with 8 sides A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel

Pentagon (오각형)
A five-sided polygon
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Percent (퍼센트, %) Prime Number (소수)

A fraction, or ratio, in which the Numbers whose only factors are itself and 1
denominator is assumed to be 100; The
symbol % is used for percent. Probability (확률)
For an experiment, the total number of
Perimeter (둘레 길이) successful events divided by the total
The sum of the lengths of the sides of a number of possible events
polygon
Product (곱)
Permutation (순열) The result of two numbers being multiplied
A way to arrange things in which order is together
important
Proper Fraction (진분수)
A fraction whose numerator is less than its
denominator

Proportion (비율)
An equation of fractions in the form:
a/b = c/d
Perpendicular (수직)
Two lines are perpendicular if the angle Proposition (명제)
between them is 90 degrees. A theorem or problem to be demonstrated
or performed
Pi (π, 원주율)
The ratio of the circumference of a circle to Protractor (각도기)
its diameter A device for measuring angles

Plane (평면) Pyramid (각뿔)

A flat surface that stretches into infinity A three-dimensional figure that has a
polygon for its base and whose faces are
triangles having a common vertex
Point (점)
A location in a plane or in space, having no
Pythagorean Theorem (피타고라스의 법칙)
dimensions
The theorem that relates the three sides of a
right triangle: 𝑎2 + 𝑏 2 = 𝑐 2
Polygon (다각형)
A closed plane figure made up of several
line segments that are joined together Quadrant (사분면)
One of the quarters of the plane of the
Cartesian coordinate system
Polyhedron (다면체)
A three-dimensional solid that is bounded
by plane polygons

Positive Number (양수)

A real number greater than zero

Power (지수)
A number that indicates the operation of
repeated multiplication
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Quadratic Equation (이차방정식) Regular Polygon (정다각형)

Any equation having the form ax 2 + bx + c = 0 A polygon in which all the angles are equal
and all of the sides are equal
Quadrilateral (4각형)
A polygon with 4 sides Repeating Decimal (순환소수)
A decimal in which the digits endlessly
Quotient (몫) repeat a pattern
The answer to a division problem
Rhombus (마름모)
Radius (반지름)
A parallelogram with four equal sides
The distance from the center to a point on a
circle; the line segment from the center to a
point on a circle Right angle (직각)
An angle whose measure is 90 degrees
Range (범위)
In statistics, the difference between the largest Right Triangle (직각삼각형)
and the smallest numbers in a data set A triangle that contains a right angle

Rate (비율) Root (근)

A ratio that compares different kinds of units The root of an equation is the same as the
(It’s a specific type of ratio) solution to the equation

Ratio (비율) Rotation (회전)

A pair of numbers that compares different A transformation in which a figure is rotated
types of units through a given angle, about a point

Rational Number (유리수) Sample Space (표본 공간)

A number that can be expressed as the ratio For an experiment, the sample space
of two integers includes all the possible outcomes

Ray (반직선) Scale Drawing (비례 척도)

Part of a line, with one endpoint, and A drawing that is a reduction or enlargement
extending to infinity in one direction of the original

Real Numbers (실수) Scalene Triangle (부등변 삼각형)

The combined set of rational numbers and A triangle with three unequal sides
irrational numbers
Scattergram (산포도, 분산도)
Reciprocal (역수)
A graph with points plotted on a coordinate
The number which, when multiplied times a plane
particular fraction, gives a result of 1
Scientific Notation (과학적 기수법)
Rectangle (사각형) A method for writing extremely large or
A quadrilateral with four 90-degree angle small numbers compactly in which the
number is shown as the product of two
Reflection (반사된 모습, 상) factors
A transformation resulting from a flip
Set (집합)
A well-defined group of objects
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Similar (닮음)
Two polygons are similar if their
corresponding sides are proportional.

Straight Angle (평각)

An angle that measures 180 degrees

Subtract (빼다)
To remove a number from another number
Simplifying (단순화, 정리)
Reducing to lowest terms Supplementary Angles (보각)
Two angles are supplementary if their sum
Skew Lines (같은 평면상에 있지 않은 선) is 180 degrees.
Lines that are not in the same plane and that
do not intersect Surface area (표면적)
For a three-dimension figure, the sum of the
Slope (기울기) areas of all the faces
The steepness of a line expressed as a ratio,
using any two points on the line. Terminating Decimal (유한소수)
A fraction whose decimal representation
Solution (해) contains a finite number of digits
The value of a variable that makes an
equation true Translation (이동)
A transformation or change in position
Sphere (구) resulting from a slide with no turn
A three-dimensional figure with all points in
space a fixed distance from a given point, Transformation (변형)
called the center A change in the position, shape, or size of a
geometric figure
Square (정사각형)
A quadrilateral with four equal sides and Transversal (횡단선)
four 90 degree angles A line that intersects two other lines

Square root (제곱근) Trapezoid (사다리꼴)

The square root of x is the number that, when A quadrilateral that has exactly two sides
multiplied by itself, gives the number x. parallel

Statistics (통계학) Tree Diagram (수형도, 나뭇가지 그림)

The science of collecting, organizing, and A diagram that shows outcomes of an
analyzing data experiment

Stem and Leaf Plot (줄기-잎 그림) Triangle (삼각형)

A technique for organizing data for A three-sided polygon
comparison
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Trigonometry (삼각함수) Volume (부피)

A branch of mathematics that studies A measurement of space, or cavity
relationships involving lengths and angles
of triangles Whole Numbers (정수)
Key Concepts: sin, cos, tan
The set of numbers that includes zero and
arcsin, arccos, arctan, sec, csc, cot
all of the natural numbers (= integer)

Unit Circle (단위원)

x-axis (x축)
A circle with radius of one centered at the
The horizontal axis in a Cartesian
origin; Often used to identify the values of
coordinate plane
sine and cosine

x-intercept (x절편)
The value of x at the point where a line or
curve crosses the x-axis

y-axis (y축)
The vertical axis in a Cartesian coordinate
system

Unit Price (단가) y-intercept (y축)

Price per unit of measure The value of y at the point where a curve
crosses the y-axis
Variable (변수)
Zero (0, 또는 함수의 근)
A letter used to represent a number value in
an expression or an equation The number that, when added to another
number n, gives n; the solution of an
equation
Vector (벡터)
A symbol used to represent physical Zero Property of Multiplication
quantities that have both magnitude and The product of zero and any number is zero
direction Ex) 0 * 3 = 0, 0 * 100 = 0

Vertex (꼭짓점)
The point or an angle where the two sides
intersect

Vertical Angles (맞꼭지각)

A pair of opposite angles that is formed by
intersecting lines