Maths Terms for 11-13 Yr Olds
Note: You may download the entries for this glossary here. If you wish to use this in your own Moodle course, first make a blank glossary and then follow the instructions for importing glossary entries here.
James says: "This is glossary of terms for UK KS3 Maths,[ages 11-13] taken Works quite well with a 'random glossary entry' html block on a main course page since the definitions are in a small font size.
Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL
Q |
|---|
QuadrantOne of the four regions into which a plane is divided by the x and y axes in the Cartesian co-ordinate system. |
QuadrilateralA polygon with four sides. |
QualitativeRelating to a quality or attribute. Used as an adjective to describe conclusions and explanations that use mostly words as opposed to numbers and equations (quantitative). |
QuantitativeRelating to a quantity or number. Used as an adjective to describe conclusions and explanations that use mostly numbers and equations as opposed to words (qualitative). |
QuartileWhere quantitative data is ranked in ascending order, the three quartile values (first, second and third) divide the data into four equal parts. The difference between the first and third quartiles, used as a measure of spread, is the interquartile range. The second quartile is also the median value. |
QuotientAnother word for the result of a division. Example: 5 is the quotient of 100/20. The number being divided, in this case 100, is sometimes known as the dividend. |