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Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Per Mille

Per Mille is a proportional-reasoning idea for relating quantities that may use different units or scales. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful fea...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent

A percent is a ratio measured out of 100, written with the percent symbol to show a common comparison scale.

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent Change

Percent Change names a way to express or analyze relative size rather than only absolute size. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of frac...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent Decrease

Percent Decrease describes a part-whole, comparison, rate, scale, or financial relationship. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of fracti...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent Equation

Percent Equation describes a part-whole, comparison, rate, scale, or financial relationship. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of fracti...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent Error

Percent Error is a proportional-reasoning idea for relating quantities that may use different units or scales. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percent Increase

Percent Increase names a way to express or analyze relative size rather than only absolute size. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of fr...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percentage Point

Percentage Point is a proportional-reasoning idea for relating quantities that may use different units or scales. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one use...

Fractions, Ratios & Percentages

Percentile

Percentile describes a part-whole, comparison, rate, scale, or financial relationship. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of fractions ra...

Statistics & Probability

Percentile Rank

Percentile Rank names a method, quantity, study design, or distribution used in statistical reasoning. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature...

Algebra & Functions

Perfect Square

Perfect Square names a structure, relation, rule, or reasoning method used with finite or countable objects. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful f...

Geometry & Measurement

Perimeter

Perimeter names a standard feature of figures, coordinates, transformations, solids, or measurement systems. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful f...

Period of a Trig Function is part of the language used to calculate or model direction, rotation, oscillation, and cyclic change. In plain language, it gives a precise...

Trigonometry

Periodic Motion

Periodic Motion is part of the language used to calculate or model direction, rotation, oscillation, and cyclic change. In plain language, it gives a precise name to o...

Algebra & Functions

Permutation

Permutation is an algebraic object, rule, property, or method used to represent relationships between quantities. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one use...

Statistics & Probability

Permutation Test

Permutation Test is a data or probability concept used to describe observations, uncertainty, variation, or evidence. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one...

Geometry & Measurement

Perpendicular Lines

Perpendicular Lines names a standard feature of figures, coordinates, transformations, solids, or measurement systems. In plain language, it gives a precise name to on...

Trigonometry

Phase Angle

Phase Angle names a ratio, identity, graph feature, or coordinate method used in angle-based reasoning. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful featur...

Trigonometry

Phase Shift

Phase Shift names a ratio, identity, graph feature, or coordinate method used in angle-based reasoning. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful featur...

Trigonometry

Phasor

Phasor is part of the language used to calculate or model direction, rotation, oscillation, and cyclic change. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful...

Statistics & Probability

Pictograph

Pictograph names a method, quantity, study design, or distribution used in statistical reasoning. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful feature of s...

Statistics & Probability

Pie Chart

Pie Chart is part of the mathematical language for collecting, organizing, modeling, and interpreting data. In plain language, it gives a precise name to one useful fe...

Algebra & Functions

Piecewise Function

Piecewise Function is a standard algebraic idea for describing patterns, constraints, transformations, or solution methods. In plain language, it gives a precise name ...

Number Sense ยท Arithmetic

Place Holder

Place Holder describes a number, operation, pattern, or property used to reason about quantity and whole-number structure. In plain language, it gives a precise name t...

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