| Defn | Term |
| A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested | |
| the vertical axis in a plane coordinate system | |
| approximating the solution based on significant figures | |
| Metric standard of measurement | |
| to estimate (the value of a variable) outside the tabulated or observed range | |
| Established mathematical quantity used to shift from one system to another. | |
| The system devised around the convenience of the number ten. It is the world's most widely used system of measurement | |
| The science of matter and energy and of interactions between the two, grouped in traditional fields such as acoustics, optics, mechanics, thermodynamics, and electromagnetism. | |
| numerical short-hand which uses powers of ten as a simplified way of expressing numerical values | |
| an expression or a proposition, often algebraic, asserting the equality of two quantities | |
| An inverse or negative relationship is a mathematical relationship in which one variable decreases as another increases | |
| The rise-over-run of an invisible line that is the 'best fit' line through the previous n data points | |
| a relationship that gives a hyperbolic graph | |
| those digits that carry meaning reflecting the accuracy of their measurement | |