Geometry Unit 1 Words

Collinier

points on the same line

Compass

used in mathematics for drawing and drafting to create arcs, circles, or other geometric figures that can be determined by measuring intersecting line segments.

Congruent segment

segments that have the same length

Coplanar

points that lie on the same plane

Coordinate

the real number that corresponds to a point

Diagonal

a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent

Equidistant

at equal distances

Integers

The set of whole numbers and their opposites

Intersection of a line

the set of points that two or more geometric figures have in common

Integers of a plane

a surface in which if any two points are chosen a straight line joining them lies completely in that surface

Line

a straight one-dimensional figure having no thickness and extending infinitely in both directions.

Line Segment

part of a line with two endpoints

Linear

arranged in or extending along a straight or nearly straight line.

Magnitude

property which determines whether the object is larger or smaller than other objects of the same kind

Metric System

The decimal measuring system based on the meter, liter, and gram as units of length, capacity, and weight or mass.

Midpoint

A point that divides a segment into two congruent segments

Natural Number

The set of numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, ... Also called counting numbers.

Non-Coplanar

points that do NOT lie on the same plane

Number line

A diagram that represents numbers as points on a line.

Perfect square

An integer that can be expressed as the square of another integer

Plane(Geometrical)

a two-dimensional doubly ruled surface spanned by two linearly independent vectors

Point

having definite position, but no size, shape, or extension

Point of origin

the point where the axes of the system intersect

protractor

A tool used to measure angles

Rational Numbers

Any number that can be expressed as a fraction

Ray

a vector from a point to a point

Ruler

tool used to measure length

Segment

part of a line with two endpoints

Square Root

a number that when multiplied by itself equals a given number

Tolerance

degree of accuracy required in a measurement

U.S. Standard system

a system of measurement developed by the English (aka English System) that is based on the number 12

Vector

A quantity that has magnitude and direction

Vortex

system of numbers which explains the essence of form as a sphere with a vortex