Maths word meanings

...sequences can increase (grow) or decrease (decay) very quickly.

Is used to find the exponent of a number (N) whose base has been raised to equal N.

The rule that states, for every acute angle when using sine, there is a supplementary angle that can also be correct.

A real number that can be written as a nonrepeating or nonterminating decimal but not as a fraction; the decimal goes on forever without repeating.

A symmetrical double curve where each curve is a mirror image of the other.

Another name for a quadrilateral.

Number of different ways a group of items can be arranged in ordered sets, e.g. 123 ~ 123, 132, 213, 231, 312, 321.

The angle made at the centre of a circle by an arc equal to the radius wrapped around the circumference.

The product of a whole number multiplied by every whole number between itself and 0.

To get the … of a number, divide 1 by the number. E.g … of 5 = 1/5

A decrease in the value of something over time.

A measure of the vertical change over one cycle of a periodic function.

A letter used to represent a number or variable in an algebraic expression, equation or formula.

A straight line touching a curve once at a given point.

Opposite to permutations; ways a group of items can be arranged in unordered sets, e.g. 123 ~ 132, 213, 231, 312, 321, 111, 222, 333, ...

Broad area of maths that involves adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing whole numbers, decimals and fractions.

Steepness and direction of a line as read from left to right.

The branch of mathematics that deals with triangles and their sides and angles.

One or a group of terms and may include variables, constants, operators and grouping symbols.

A number to be raised to a power, exponent, index or order.