Math Language

Question 1

is a systematic means
communicating ideas or feelings by the use of
conventionalized signs, sounds, gestures, or
marks having understood meanings.

Answer 1

Language

Question 2

According to ________, “the language of
mathematics makes it easy to express the kinds of
thoughts that mathematicians like to express.

Answer 2

Dr. Burns

Question 3

is a mathematical object used to
count, quantify, and label another object. These
include the elements of the set of real numbers
(R), rational numbers (Q), irrational numbers (Q’),
integers (Z), and natural numbers (N).

Answer 3

number

Question 4

include addition (+),
subtraction (-), multiplication (x or ·), division (+
or /), and exponentiation (x”), where x is the base
and n is the exponent.

Answer 4

Operation Symbols

Question 5

include greater than or equal
( ≥), less than or equal (≤), equal (= ), not equal
(≠ ), similar (~), approximately equal (≈), and
congruent ().

Answer 5

Relation Symbols

Question 6

figures are the same
shape and size.

Answer 6

Congruent

Question 7

figures are the same
shape, but not necessarily the same size.

Answer 7

Similar

Question 8

include parentheses ()
curly brackets or braces {}, or square brackets [ ].

Answer 8

Grouping Symbols

Question 9

are another form of mathematical
symbol. These are used when quantities take
different values. These usually include letters of
the alphabet.

Answer 9

Variables

Question 10

these are those used in the
study of sets. These include subset (), union (),
intersection (^), element (e), not element (#), and
empty set (Ø).

Answer 10

Set theory symbols

Question 11

include implies (⇒),
equivalent (), and (^), or (v), for all (V), there
exists (3), and therefore (.:.).

Answer 11

Logic symbols

Question 12

include sample mean (x)
population mean (u), median ( ), population
standard deviation (σ), summation (Σ) and
factorial (n!), among others.

Answer 12

Statistical symbols

Question 13

(analog of a
‘noun’) defined as a mathematical phrase that
comprises a combination of symbols that can
designate numbers (constants), variables,
operations, symbols of grouping and other
punctuation.

Answer 13

mathematical expression

Question 14

makes a
statement about two expressions. The two
expressions either use numbers, variables, or a
combination of both.

Answer 14

mathematical sentence

Question 15

is a sentence that uses variables;
thus it is not known whether or not the
mathematical sentence is true or false.

Answer 15

open sentence

Question 16

on the other hand, is a
mathematical sentence that is known to be
either true or false.

Answer 16

closed sentence,