Vocabulary for IELTS Academic (Band 5) - Mathematics

a branch of mathematics in which abstract letters and symbols represent numbers in order to generalize the arithmetic

a branch of mathematics that deals with addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.

the branch of mathematics that deals with the relation between the lines, angles and surfaces or the properties of the space

(mathematics) a statement indicating the equality between two values

a part of a whole number, such as ½

(mathematics) a number less than one, called a fraction, that is represented as a period followed by the number of tenths, hundredths, etc.

a number or amount expressed as a fraction of 100

the quality of having two halves that are exactly the same, which are separated by an axis

any set of numbers that represent an exact position on a map or graph

the whole amount of numbers added together

the act of finding a number or amount using mathematics

a number that is the result of multiplying a given number by an integer

a number greater than 1 with only two devisors which can be itself or 1

a positive number that is the multiple of two or more numbers except for 1 and the number itself

the calculation of the total of two or more numbers added together

the process or act of taking away one number from another

the process or action of adding a number to itself a specific number of times

the process of calculating how many times a number can contain another number

(mathematics) a number representing the chances of something specific happening

(mathematics) a quantity that is capable of assuming different values in a calculation