MATH VOCABULARY

GRADE 3

Compiled by:  Paulette Cefalu-Walkwitz 

 

 

model

place value

standard

expanded

compare

whole numbers

>

<

represent

estimate

fractions

associative

commutative

rectangular array

repeated addition

division

equal

subset

fair share

repeated subtraction

inverse operation

operational word

turnarounds

commutative

round

mental math

inequalities

analyze

proportional

correspondence

balance scale

equilibrium

capacity

length

weight

perimeter

geometric

area

rectangle

square

grid

elapsed

regrouping

abbreviation

square centimeter

capacity

perimeter

weight

mass

2-dimensional

3-dimensional

attribute

triangle

quadrilateral

parallelogram

prism

congruence

similarity

symmetry

reconstruct

visual memory

verbal description

flips

turns

slides

clockwise

counterclockwise

dimensions

grid paper

square tiles

point

line

segment

plane

rays

angles

perpendicular

parallel

diagonal

perpendicular

right angle

qualitative

categorical

quantitative

numerical

Venn diagram

average

typical

table

graph

Map

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certain

impossible

equally likely

number cube

least likely

successive