Glossary: Terms Starting with L

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

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All terms starting with L

label

MathsFrom Grade 1

A number used as a name, such as a house number.

Learn it in: Understanding numbers (Grade 1), Classifying objects (Grade 1), Bar graphs (Grade 2)

layer

MathsFrom Grade 5

A flat level of cubes.

Learn it in: Unit cubes (Grade 5)

LCM

MathsFrom Grade 6

Least common multiple.

Learn it in: Least common multiple (Grade 6)

least

MathsFrom Grade 1

The smallest number.

Learn it in: Interpreting simple data (Grade 1), Reading graphs (Grade 2), Ordering fractions (Grade 4)

least common multiple

MathsFrom Grade 5

Smallest shared multiple.

Learn it in: Adding fractions with unlike denominators (Grade 5)

left

MathsFrom Grade 1

What remains after taking away.

Learn it in: Meaning of subtraction (Grade 1), Subtraction using pictures (Grade 1), Position and direction (Grade 1)

left and right

MathsFrom Grade 2

Directions to your sides.

Learn it in: Spatial reasoning (Grade 2)

left over

MathsFrom Grade 2

What remains after sharing.

Learn it in: Sharing equally (Grade 2)

leftover

MathsFrom Grade 1

Fewer than ten that remain.

Learn it in: Grouping objects into tens (Grade 1), Division using objects (Grade 2)

length

MathsFrom Grade 2

How long something is.

Learn it in: Measuring length (Grade 2), Perimeter (Grade 3), Relationship between multiplication and area (Grade 3)

less

MathsFrom Grade 4

Subtract.

Learn it in: Number relationships (Grade 4)

less than

MathsFrom Grade 1

Smaller in amount. 5 is less than 9.

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

less than or equal to

MathsFrom Grade 6

Symbol ≤.

Learn it in: Inequalities (Grade 6)

light

MathsFrom Grade 1

Weighs a little.

Learn it in: Heavier and lighter (Grade 1)

lighter

MathsFrom Grade 1

Weighs less than.

Learn it in: Heavier and lighter (Grade 1)

like denominators

MathsFrom Grade 4

Same bottom number.

Learn it in: Adding fractions with like denominators (Grade 4), Subtracting fractions with like denominators (Grade 4)

like terms

MathsFrom Grade 6

Same letter part.

Learn it in: Equivalent expressions (Grade 6)

line

MathsFrom Grade 4

A straight path that goes on forever both ways.

Learn it in: Lines (Grade 4)

line graph

MathsFrom Grade 5

Shows change over time.

Learn it in: Line graphs (Grade 5)

line of symmetry

MathsFrom Grade 2

A fold line that makes two matching halves.

Learn it in: Introduction to symmetry (Grade 2), Symmetry (Grade 3), Symmetry (Grade 4)

line plot

MathsFrom Grade 4

Marks above a number line.

Learn it in: Line plots (Grade 4), Line plots (Grade 5)

line segment

MathsFrom Grade 4

Part of a line with two endpoints.

Learn it in: Line segments (Grade 4), Points and lines (Grade 6)

litre (L)

MathsFrom Grade 2

A unit for liquids.

Learn it in: Capacity (Grade 2), Measuring capacity (Grade 3)

long

MathsFrom Grade 1

Measuring a lot from end to end.

Learn it in: Longer and shorter (Grade 1)

long division

MathsFrom Grade 4

Written method for division.

Learn it in: Dividing larger numbers (Grade 4)

long side

MathsFrom Grade 1

The longer side of a rectangle.

Learn it in: Rectangles (Grade 1)

longer

MathsFrom Grade 1

More long than.

Learn it in: Longer and shorter (Grade 1), Comparing measurements (Grade 2)

longest

MathsFrom Grade 1

The most long.

Learn it in: Comparing lengths (Grade 1)

lowest terms

MathsFrom Grade 4

Cannot be simplified more.

Learn it in: Simplifying fractions (Grade 4), Fraction simplification (Grade 6)