5.9.1: Key Terms
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Key Terms
- circumference of a circle
- The distance around a circle is called its circumference.
- diameter of a circle
- A diameter of a circle is a line segment that passes through a circle’s center connecting two points on the circle.
- equivalent decimals
- Two decimals are equivalent decimals if they convert to equivalent fractions.
- mean
- The mean of a set of n numbers is the arithmetic average of the numbers. The formula is mean=sum of values in data
- median
- The median of a set of data values is the middle value.
- Half the data values are less than or equal to the median.
- Half the data values are greater than or equal to the median.
- mode
- The mode of a set of numbers is the number with the highest frequency.
- radius of a circle
- A radius of a circle is a line segment from the center to any point on the circle.
- rate
- A rate compares two quantities of different units. A rate is usually written as a fraction.
- ratio
- A ratio compares two numbers or two quantities that are measured with the same unit. The ratio of a to b is written a to b, ab, or a:b.
- repeating decimal
- A repeating decimal is a decimal in which the last digit or group of digits repeats endlessly.
- unit price
- A unit price is a unit rate that gives the price of one item.
- unit rate
- A unit rate is a rate with denominator of 1 unit.