Fifth Grade Math Vocabulary

 

diameter                                                                                                                                             

distributive property (numeric)

edges                                                                                                                                                 

equation (modeling)

expanded form                                                                                                                                         

faces                                                                                                                                                

improper fraction                                                                                                                                     

intersecting (lines)

inverse operation

mean                                                                                                                                                 

metric units (meter, liter, gram)                                                                                                                    

millions                                                                                                                                              

mixed numbers                                                                                                                                        

parallel (lines)

perpendicular (lines)

plane

polygon (regular/irregular)                                                                                                                           

proper fraction                                                                                                                                       

quadrilateral

radius                                                                                                                                               

ray                                                                                                                                                   

standard form                                                                                                                                        

thousandths                                                                                                                                           

types of triangles (isosceles, equilateral, scalene, right, acute, obtuse)                                                                           

variable

vertex or vertices                                                                                                                                   

x, y axis      

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