Glossary: Terms Starting with G

16 definitions in Mathematics with links to the lessons that teach each word.

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All terms starting with G

gap

MathsFrom Grade 6

Empty space.

Learn it in: Dot plots (Grade 6)

garden

MathsFrom Grade 3

A piece of land for growing plants.

Learn it in: Practical area problems (Grade 3)

GCF

MathsFrom Grade 6

Greatest common factor.

Learn it in: Greatest common factor (Grade 6), Fraction simplification (Grade 6)

generalise

MathsFrom Grade 5

State a rule for all cases.

Learn it in: Mathematical reasoning (Grade 5)

gram (g)

MathsFrom Grade 2

A small unit of mass.

Learn it in: Mass (Grade 2), Measuring mass (Grade 3)

greater

MathsFrom Grade 3

Bigger.

Learn it in: Comparing data (Grade 3)

greater than

MathsFrom Grade 1

Bigger in amount. 9 is greater than 5.

Learn it in: Comparing numbers (Grade 1), Comparing two-digit numbers (Grade 1), Comparing three-digit numbers (Grade 2)

greatest

MathsFrom Grade 4

The biggest.

Learn it in: Ordering large numbers (Grade 4), Ordering fractions (Grade 4)

greatest common factor

MathsFrom Grade 4

The biggest shared factor.

Learn it in: Simplifying fractions (Grade 4)

grid

MathsFrom Grade 6

100 squares.

Learn it in: Percentages as ratios per hundred (Grade 6)

group

MathsFrom Grade 1

Things that are together.

Learn it in: Understanding numbers (Grade 1), Combining groups (Grade 1), Sorting objects (Grade 1)

group of five

MathsFrom Grade 1

Four lines crossed by one.

Learn it in: Simple tally marks (Grade 1), Tally charts (Grade 2)

group of ten

MathsFrom Grade 1

Ten things together.

Learn it in: Grouping objects into tens (Grade 1)

grouping

MathsFrom Grade 3

Finding how many groups.

Learn it in: Division as grouping (Grade 3), Division word problems (Grade 4)

groups of

MathsFrom Grade 2

Same amount in each.

Learn it in: Simple multiplication problems (Grade 2), Making equal groups (Grade 2), Word problems (Grade 3)

guess and check

MathsFrom Grade 6

Try and improve.

Learn it in: Selecting strategies (Grade 6)

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