Definition



**Definitions**
A definition is a rethorical pattern you use to conceptualize words. Definitions usually have a term to be defined, a general class word and a characteristic or characteristics. Example A dog (term to be defined) is an animal (general class word) that barks has four legs and a tail. (characteristics) =Assignment= 1. Now select 10 definitions from the on-line mathematics dictionary at [] and copy them. Your job will be to identify: a. the term to be defined b. the general class word and c. the characteristics 2. __**Using your own words**__, write 5 definitions about any mathematical terms. As soon as you have all these ready, please paste it in your wiki.

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 * ASSIGNMENT**

__ A: the term to be defined __ __ B: General class word __ __C: Characteristics__

A: Hypotenuse B: Trigonometry C: is the opposite to the right angle
 * 1.-Hypotenuse**: The side of the triangle that is opposite the right angle.

A: Limit B: differential calculus C: it’s result of getting arbitrarily closer to a value by left and right. A: Line segment B: Euclidean geometry C: endpoints at both ends **4. - Obtuse angle:** An angle whose measure is greater than 90 degrees. A: Obtuse angle B: Trigonometry C: its measure is greater than 90 degrees A: Parallelogram B: Geometry C: it contains two pairs of parallel sides
 * 2.-Limit:** The target value that terms in a sequence of numbers are getting closer to. This limit is not necessarily ever reached the numbers in the sequence eventually get arbitrarily close to the limit.
 * 3. - ** **Line segment:** A piece of a line with endpoints at both ends.
 * 5. - ** **Parallelogram:** A quadrilateral that contains two pairs of parallel sides.

A: Polygon B: Geometry C: it’s formed by three or more line segments
 * 6. - Polygon:** A closed plane figure formed by three or more line segments that do not cross over each other.

A: Probability B: Statistical C: It’s a number between zero and 100%
 * 7. - Probability:** The measure of how likely it is for an event to occur. The probability of an event is always a number between zero and 100%. The meaning (interpretation) of probability is the subject of theories of probability. However, any rule for assigning probabilities to events has to satisfy the axioms of probability.

A: Rhombus B: Geometry C: It has four congruent sides A: Subtraction B: Arithmetic C: It’s the inverse of addition
 * 8. - Rhombus:** A parallelogram with four congruent sides
 * 9. - ** **Subtraction:** The operation in which the difference between two numbers or quantities is calculated. Also, the inverse of addition.

A: Unit circle B: Geometry C: it’s centered at the origin of the Cartesian coordinate system
 * 10. - Unit circle:** A circle of radius 1 centered at the origin (0,0) of the Cartesian coordinate system.


 * Super **

__***Terms defined by me:**__
A: Equilateral triangle B: Geometry C: it has all equal sides
 * 1. - Equilateral triangle:** a type of triangle that has all equal sides.

A: Tangent B: Geometry C: it touches a figure at just one point
 * 2. - Tangent:** A line that touches a figure at just one point.

A: Diameter B: Geometry C: It’s the largest line that can be in a circle
 * 3. - Diameter:** the largest distance between two points of a circumference

A: Sine B: Trigonometry C: it’s a quotient between two quantities
 * 4. Sine:** is the reason between the opposite side and the hypotenuse in a right triangle

A: Bisectriz B: Geometry C: It crosses and divides an angle in two equal parts
 * 5. Bisectriz:** is a line that crosses and divides an angle in two equal parts.
 * WOW ! ! **