Archive for: November 2007

November 29, 2007

Arithmetric

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 29 Nov 2007

Arithmetic or arithmetics = number, is the oldest and most elementary branch of mathematics, used by almost everyone, for tasks ranging from simple day-to-day counting to advanced science and business calculations. In common usage, the word refers …

November 28, 2007

Area

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 28 Nov 2007

Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. The term Surface area is the summation of the areas of the exposed sides of an object.Units of area are:-…

November 27, 2007

Amount

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 27 Nov 2007

An amount of something quantity.

A.m. (ante Meridiem)

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 27 Nov 2007

The time after midnight until before noon. (0001 – 1159 hours)

November 26, 2007

Altitude

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 26 Nov 2007

Altitude is the elevation of a point or object from a known level or datum (plural: data). Common data are mean sea level and the surface of the WGS-84 geoid, used by GPS. In aviation, …

Algorithm

Filed under: Math Dictionary For Kids - 26 Nov 2007

In mathematics, computing, linguistics, and related disciplines, an algorithm is a definite list of well-defined instructions for completing a task; that given an initial state, will proceed through a well-defined series of successive states, eventually …

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