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major arc
The larger of 2 arcs created when a circle
is intersected at two points.
mantissa
Nonintegral, decimal part of a logarithm.
matrix
A rectangular array of numbers, algebraic
symbols, or mathematical functions.
maximum (max)
Largest.
mean
In a data set, the sum of all the data points,
divided by the number of data points; average.
measure
Dimension, capacity.
median
The middle number in a data set when the data
are put in order.
midpoint
A point on a line segment that divides the
segment into two congruent segments.
minimum (min)
Smallest.
minor arc
The smaller of two arcs made by the two point
intersection of a circle.
minuend
In subtraction, the number which is decreased.
minus
Subtract; decrease by; lessen by.
mixed number
A number written as a whole number and a fraction.
mode
The number (or numbers) that occurs most frequently
in a set of data.
monomial
A number, a variable or a product of numbers
and variables.
multiple
A multiple of a number is the product of that
number and any other whole number. Zero is
a multiple of every number.
multiplication
The process of repeating additions of the
same number.
multiplicative inverse
The reciprocal of a number.
multiply
To compute a product; to perform a multiplication.
mutually exclusive events
Two or more events that cannot occur at the
same time.
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