Meaning: the smallest number that can be divided by all numbers in a set

Part of speech: noun

Example: Finding the lowest common denominator is essential in math.

Category: Mathematics › Number Theory

Synonyms:

• greatest common divisor
• lowest common multiple

Meaning: A large number of people or things.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: There are many stars in the sky.

Category: Mathematics › Quantities

Synonyms: numerous

Antonyms: few

Meaning: The middle value in a set of numbers.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The median of the data set is 50.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• middle
• average

Meaning: The exact middle point of something.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The midpoint of the line is where it is divided equally.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: center

Meaning: the number 1,000,000

Part of speech: noun

Example: There are a million stars in the sky.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: one million

Meaning: the ordinal number matching one million

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He was the millionth customer.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• 1
• 000
• 000th

Meaning: extremely confusing or difficult to understand

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The math problem was mind-blogging.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• confusing
• puzzling

Meaning: The smallest amount or degree.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The minim of sugar in the recipe is essential.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• minimum
• least

Meaning: Indicating subtraction or a negative value.

Part of speech: preposition

Example: Five minus two equals three.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• less
• subtract

Meaning: The symbol used to indicate subtraction (-).

Part of speech: noun

Example: You need to use a minus sign when subtracting numbers.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: subtraction symbol

Meaning: To calculate incorrectly.

Part of speech: verb

Example: He miscalculated the total cost of the project.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• misjudge
• err

Meaning: The mathematical operation of adding a number to itself a certain number of times.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Multiplication is one of the basic arithmetic operations.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• times
• product

Meaning: The symbol used to indicate multiplication, usually '×'.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The multiplication sign is used in math problems.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• times sign
• multiplication symbol

Meaning: A table used to define multiplication operations for numbers.

Part of speech: noun

Example: Students learn the multiplication table in elementary school.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• times table
• math table

Meaning: A countless or extremely great number.

Part of speech: noun

Example: There are a myriad of stars in the sky.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• countless
• innumerable

Meaning: Zero; nothing.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The score was nil at halftime.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• nothing
• zero

Meaning: The number 9.

Part of speech: noun

Example: There are nine planets in our solar system.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: 9

Meaning: The number following eighteen.

Part of speech: number

Example: She turned nineteen last week.

Category: Mathematics

Meaning: The position in a sequence that comes after eighteenth.

Part of speech: ordinal number

Example: The nineteenth century was a time of great change.

Category: Mathematics

Meaning: The position in a sequence that comes after eighty-ninth.

Part of speech: ordinal number

Example: She celebrated her ninetieth birthday.

Category: Mathematics

Meaning: The number following eighty-nine.

Part of speech: number

Example: He is ninety years old.

Category: Mathematics

Meaning: The position in a sequence that comes after eighth.

Part of speech: ordinal number

Example: He finished in ninth place.

Category: Mathematics

Meaning: Not arranged in a straight line; not sequential.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The story has a non-linear structure.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• disordered
• irregular

Antonyms: linear

Meaning: The number zero; nothing.

Part of speech: noun

Example: In mathematics, nought is often used to represent zero.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• zero
• nothing

Meaning: Indicating an unspecified member of a series.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: He was the nth person to arrive at the meeting.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• last
• final

Meaning: a mathematical value used for counting or measuring

Part of speech: noun

Example: The number of students in the class is twenty.

Synonyms:

• digit
• figure

Meaning: a symbol or group of symbols representing a number

Part of speech: noun

Example: The numeral '3' is used for counting.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• digit
• figure

Meaning: related to numbers

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The numerical data was analyzed carefully.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• quantitative
• mathematical

Meaning: the number eight, often used in contexts like octopus or octagon.

Part of speech: noun

Example: An oct is a common term in mathematics.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• eight
• octet

Meaning: a shape with eight sides and eight angles.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The stop sign is in the shape of an octagon.

Category: Mathematics › Geometry

Synonyms:

• eight-sided figure
• octagonal shape

Meaning: having eight sides.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The building has an octagonal shape.

Category: Mathematics › Geometry

Synonyms:

• eight-sided
• octagon-shaped

Meaning: The number 1.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I have one apple.

Synonyms:

• single
• individual

Antonyms:

• multiple
• many

Meaning: The number 1, often used in counting.

Part of speech: noun

Example: I have three ones and two fives.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms:

• singles
• individuals

Meaning: A number that indicates position or order in a sequence.

Part of speech: noun

Example: First, second, and third are examples of ordinal numbers.

Category: Mathematics › Numbers

Synonyms: position number

Meaning: A symmetrical open plane curve formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to its side.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The path of a thrown ball follows a parabola.

Meaning: Having the shape of a parabola.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The parabolic mirror focuses light to a single point.

Category: Mathematics › Geometry

Meaning: Extending in the same direction, equidistant at all points, and never converging.

Part of speech: adjective

Example: The two lines are parallel to each other.

Category: Mathematics › Geometry

Synonyms: equidistant

Meaning: A four-sided figure with opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length.

Part of speech: noun

Example: A rectangle is a type of parallelogram.

Category: Mathematics › Geometry

Meaning: A five-sided polygon.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The shape of the building is a pentagon.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: five-sided figure

Meaning: One part in every hundred; a percentage.

Part of speech: noun

Example: The interest rate is 5 per cent.

Category: Mathematics

Synonyms: percentage