Learn the English names for common shapes and mathematical terms, as well as how to say fractions.
Mathematical terms
| addition |
| subtraction |
| multiplication |
| division |
| to add |
| to subtract or to take away |
| to multiply |
| to divide |
| to calculate |
| total |
| arithmetic |
| algebra |
| geometry |
| calculus |
| statistics |
| integer |
| even number |
| odd number |
| prime number |
| fraction |
| decimal |
| decimal point |
| percent |
| percentage |
| theorem |
| proof |
| problem |
| solution |
| formula |
| equation |
| graph |
| axis |
| average |
| correlation |
| probability |
| dimensions |
| area |
| circumference |
| diameter |
| radius |
| length |
| height |
| width |
| perimeter |
| angle |
| right angle |
| line |
| straight line |
| curve |
| parallel |
| tangent |
| volume |
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Materials |
Weights and measures
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Shapes
| circle |
| triangle |
| square |
| rectangle |
| pentagon |
| hexagon |
| octagon |
| oval |
| star |
| polygon |
| cone |
| cube |
| cylinder |
| pyramid |
| sphere |
Fractions
| 1⁄2 |
| 1⁄3 |
| 1⁄4 |
| 1⁄5 |
| 1⁄6 |
| 2⁄3 |
| 3⁄4 |
| 1⁄8 |
| 1⁄10 |
| 1⁄100 |
| 1¼ |
| 1½ |
| 1¾ |
| 2¼ |
| 2½ |
| 2¾ |
| 3¼ |
| 3½ |
| 3¾ |
Reading sums
| plus |
| minus |
| times or multiplied by |
| divided by |
| squared |
| cubed |
| square root |
| equals |
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