Key words
The science, maths and programming words used in the labs, explained simply. In a lab, tap an underlined word to see what it means.
16 words
- angle कोण
- The amount of turn between two lines that meet, measured in degrees (°).
- Mathematics
- area क्षेत्रफल
- How much flat space a shape covers, measured in square units like cm².
- Mathematics
- average औसत
- Add all the values and divide by how many there are. Also called the mean.
- Mathematics
- coordinates निर्देशाङ्क
- A pair of numbers (x, y) that tells you exactly where a point is on a grid.
- Mathematics
- decimal दशमलव
- A number with a point, like 2.5, where the digits after the point are tenths, hundredths …
- Mathematics
- factor गुणनखण्ड
- A number that divides another exactly. 3 is a factor of 12.
- Mathematics
- fraction भिन्न
- A part of a whole, written like ¾: the bottom number says how many equal parts, the top how many you take.
- Mathematics
- integer पूर्णाङ्क
- A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero, like −3, 0 or 7.
- Mathematics
- multiple अपवर्त्य
- What you get when you multiply a number by 1, 2, 3 … 12 is a multiple of 3.
- Mathematics
- perimeter परिमिति
- The total distance around the edge of a shape.
- Mathematics
- prime number रूढ सङ्ख्या
- A number with exactly two factors: 1 and itself, like 2, 3, 5 and 7.
- Mathematics
- probability सम्भाव्यता
- How likely something is to happen, from 0 (impossible) to 1 (certain).
- Mathematics
- ratio अनुपात
- A way to compare two amounts, like 2 cups of rice to 3 cups of water (2 : 3).
- Mathematics
- speed गति
- How far something travels in a certain time, like kilometres per hour.
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- symmetry सममिति
- When one half of a shape is a mirror image of the other half.
- Mathematics
- volume आयतन
- How much space something takes up, measured in millilitres or cubic centimetres.
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