Example: Angie routinely drives her motorbike at 100 miles per hour.
PERCENT any number divided by 100
Example: 20% means .
PERPENDICULAR Two lines that form a 90° angle where they meet. The sign for
perpendicular is ⊥.
PLANE a flat surface extending in all directions
POLYGON In geometry, a shape with multiple sides, usually more than 4. A regular polygon
has equal sides and angles.
POLYNOMIAL an expression with multiple terms
Example: x^2 + 2x + 9
POSITIVE a number greater than 0
PRIME (NUMBER) an integer greater than 1 that is divisible only by 1 and itself Example: 2, 3,
5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19...
Note: 0 and 1 are not prime numbers.
PROBABILITY
Example: When playing a dice game, the probability of rolling a 6 is .
PRODUCT the result of multiplication
Example: The product of 5 and 7 is 35.
PROFIT in word problems, the amount someone or something makes after costs have been
subtracted Example: If John buys widgets for $100 and sells them for $150, his profit is $50.
QUADRANT one of the four sections of the coordinate plane, numbered as follows: