Glossary: Terms Starting with H
22 definitions in Mathematics with links to the lessons that teach each word.
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All terms starting with H
half
MathsFrom Grade 2
One of two equal parts.
Learn it in: Halves (Grade 2), Quarters (Grade 2), Fractions in everyday life (Grade 2)
half full
MathsFrom Grade 1
Holding about half as much as it can.
Learn it in: Full and empty (Grade 1)
half past
MathsFrom Grade 1
Thirty minutes after the hour.
Learn it in: Reading time to the half-hour (Grade 1), Reading clocks (Grade 2)
halving and doubling
MathsFrom Grade 5
Halve one factor, double the other.
Learn it in: Mental strategies (Grade 5)
height
MathsFrom Grade 5
How tall.
Learn it in: Volume of rectangular prisms (Grade 5), Area of triangles (Grade 6)
hour hand
MathsFrom Grade 1
The short hand that shows the hour.
Learn it in: Reading time to the hour (Grade 1), Reading time to the half-hour (Grade 1), Reading clocks (Grade 2)
how many
MathsFrom Grade 1
The total number of things.
Learn it in: Counting objects from 0–10 (Grade 1), Dividing whole numbers by unit fractions (Grade 5)
how many groups
MathsFrom Grade 2
What we find when grouping.
Learn it in: Making equal groups (Grade 2)
hundred
MathsFrom Grade 1
Ten tens, written 100.
Learn it in: Numbers to 100 (Grade 1), Counting hundreds (Grade 2)
hundred chart
MathsFrom Grade 1
A grid of numbers from 1 to 100 in rows of ten.
Learn it in: Numbers to 100 (Grade 1)
hundred grid
MathsFrom Grade 5
10 × 10 squares.
Learn it in: Representing percentages visually (Grade 5)
hundreds
MathsFrom Grade 2
Groups of one hundred.
Learn it in: Counting hundreds (Grade 2), Hundreds, tens and ones (Grade 2), Addition within 1,000 (Grade 2)
hundredth
MathsFrom Grade 4
One of 100 equal parts.
Learn it in: Understanding hundredths (Grade 4), Meaning of percent (Grade 5), Decimals and percentages (Grade 5)
hundredths
MathsFrom Grade 4
Second place after the point.
Learn it in: Decimal place value (Grade 4), Decimal place value (Grade 5)