mathematics vocabulary

mathematics vocabulary

A-B

•

a posteriori

•

a priori

•

abstract

•

abuse

•

acute

•

ad hoc

•

add,

addition

•

adjacent

•

adjoint

•

affine

•

alphabet

•

analogous,

analogy

•

analysis

,

analytic

•

angle

•

ansatz

•

apex

•

applied

•

approximate

•

arc

•

area

•

argument

•

assume,

assumption

•

asymptote

•

autonomous

•

axiom, axiomatic

•

azimuth

•

basis

•

boundary

•

bounded

•

branch

•

bundle (as in tangent bundle)

C

•

calculate

•

calculus

•

canonical

•

Cartesian

•

category

•

cell

•

character

•

characterization

•

chord

•

circular

(as in

circular argument

and

http://planetmath.org/CircularReasoning

circular reasoning)

•

circulation

•

class

•

classic

•

clear, clearly

•

closed,

closure

•

collapse

•

compact

•

compass

•

complete

•

complex

•

concave

, concavity

•

concrete

•

condition

•

cone

•

conformal

•

congruence

,

congruent

•

conjecture

•

conjugate

,

conjugation

•

connected

•

constrain, constraint

•

construct

, constructible,

http://planetmath.org/CompassAndStraightedgeConstruction

construction, constructive

•

contact

•

continuous

•

continuum

•

contract,

contraction

•

contractible

•

convex, convexity

•

coordinate

•

corollary

•

countable

•

counterexample

•

contradiction

•

convergence,

convergent

•

cover,

covering

•

criteria, criterion

•

cross (as in

cross product

and cross section)

•

crystalline

•

curve

•

curvilinear

•

cut

D-F

•

deduce,

deduction

•

dependence, dependent

•

definition

, define

•

deformable, deformation

•

degree

•

dense

•

derivation

•

derivative

•

difference

•

different

•

differentiate

,

differentiation

•

dilate,

dilation

•

dilemma

•

divergence

•

divide,

division

•

divides,

divisible

,

divisor

•

domain

•

dual

•

embedding

•

empty

•

envelope

•

equal

•

evaluate, evaluation

•

even

•

evident

•

evolute

•

exact (as in

exact sequence

)

•

exhaust, exhaustion

•

existential

•

expected

•

explicit

•

expression

•

extend,

extension

•

false

•

field

•

fix, fixed

•

focus

•

form

•

formal

•

formula

, formulae

•

fractal

•

function

•

functional

G-L

•

general,

generalization

•

generate, generating,

generator

•

genus

•

graph

•

group

•

handwaving

•

harmonic

•

height

•

heuristics

•

homogeneous

•

hyper-

•

hypothesis

•

ideal

•

if and only if, iff

•

imaginary

•

implication

, implies, imply

•

implicit

•

identification, identify

•

identity

•

independence,

independent

•

index

•

induce

•

induction

•

inert, inertia

•

inferior (as in

limit inferior

)

•

infinite

,

infinity

•

inject, injection

•

integer

•

integral

•

integrate

, integration

•

interior

•

intersect

,

intersection

•

invariance,

invariant

•

inverse

•

invertible

•

irrational

•

join

•

kernel

•

kurtosis

•

language

•

lattice

•

leg

•

lemma

•

length

•

lift, lifting

•

limit

•

line

•

linear

•

logic

M-Q

•

manifold

•

map,

mapping

•

matrix

•

meager

•

mean

•

measure,

measurable

•

median

•

model

•

module

•

mutatis mutandis

•

necessary

•

negative

•

nerve

•

nested

•

normal

•

notation

•

null

•

number

•

obtuse

•

obvious

•

odd

•

open

•

operation

•

order

•

orthogonal

•

oscillating

•

http://planetmath.org/

Paradox

paradox

•

partial

•

partition

•

path

•

pathological

•

PDE

•

perimeter

•

period,

periodic

, periodicity

•

piecewise

•

plane

•

point

•

polar

•

positive

•

postulate

•

potential

•

power

•

prime

•

primitive

•

product

•

productivity

•

project

,

projection

•

proper

•

proposition

•

pyramid

•

QED, Q.E.D.

•

QEF, Q.E.F.

•

quotient

R-S

•

radical

•

radius, radii

•

ramification

, ramified, ramify

•

range

•

rank

•

ratio

•

rational

•

razor (as in Occam’s razor)

•

real

•

reduce,

reduced

,

reduction

•

reflexive

•

region

•

regular

•

relation

•

remainder

•

represent

,

representation

•

resolvent

•

rest

•

restrict,

restriction

•

rig

•

rigid

•

ring

•

root

•

rotation

•

rotor

•

sector

•

self-

•

segment

•

semi-

•

sequence

•

series

•

similar

•

simple

•

singleton

•

singular

•

sink

•

slope

•

smash (as in smash product)

•

smooth

•

solid

•

solution

•

source

•

space

•

spectral (as in

spectral radius

and

spectral sequence

)

•

spectrum

•

sphere, spherical

•

split

•

square

•

square root

•

star, star-shaped

•

strength

•

strict

•

structure

•

subset

•

subtract,

subtraction

•

sufficient

•

sum,

summation

•

superior (as in

limit superior

)

•

suppose, supposition

•

surface

•

suspension

•

symbol

•

symmetry

T-Z

•

tame

•

tangent

•

tautology

•

tensor, tensorial

•

term

•

TFAE, the following are

equivalent

•

theorem

•

theoretical

•

topology

•

total

•

toy (as in

toy theorem

)

•

trajectory

•

transcend, transcendence,

transcendental

•

transient

•

translate

,

translation

•

triangle

, triangular

•

trivial

•

true

•

type

•

uniform, uniformly

•

unique, uniqueness

•

unit, unity

•

universal

•

universe

•

vacuous

•

valuation

•

value

•

vanish

•

variable

•

variance

•

variation

•

variational (as in variational calculus)

•

variety

•

vector, vectorial

•

volume

•

wedge (as in

wedge product

)

•

well defined,

well-defined

•

wild

•

WLOG, WOLOG, without loss of generality

•

word

•

http://planetmath.org/Root

zero, zeroes, zeros

Title

mathematics vocabulary

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Date of creation

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