Glossary: Terms Starting with T

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

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All terms starting with T

table

MathsFrom Grade 4

Rows and columns.

Learn it in: Tables (Grade 4), Rules and relationships (Grade 5), Organising data (Grade 6)

take away

MathsFrom Grade 1

Remove some from a group.

Learn it in: Taking away objects (Grade 1)

take-away number

MathsFrom Grade 1

The number you remove.

Learn it in: Finding how many remain (Grade 1)

tall

MathsFrom Grade 1

Large from bottom to top.

Learn it in: Taller and shorter (Grade 1)

taller

MathsFrom Grade 1

More tall than.

Learn it in: Taller and shorter (Grade 1)

tallest

MathsFrom Grade 1

The most tall of three or more.

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

tally

MathsFrom Grade 3

A mark used to count.

Learn it in: Collecting data (Grade 3), Tables (Grade 4), Organising data (Grade 6)

tally chart

MathsFrom Grade 2

A table of tally marks.

Learn it in: Tally charts (Grade 2)

tally mark

MathsFrom Grade 1

A line we draw for each thing we count.

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

tape measure

MathsFrom Grade 2

A flexible ruler.

Learn it in: Centimetres and metres (Grade 2)

tax

MathsFrom Grade 6

Charge added to a price.

Learn it in: Practical percentage problems (Grade 6)

teen number

MathsFrom Grade 1

A number from 13 to 19. Eleven and twelve are also “ten and some more”.

Learn it in: Counting from 11–20 (Grade 1)

ten

MathsFrom Grade 1

A group of 10 ones.

Learn it in: Counting from 11–20 (Grade 1), Understanding tens (Grade 1)

ten frame

MathsFrom Grade 1

A box with 10 spaces, 2 rows of 5.

Learn it in: Number bonds to 10 (Grade 1)

ten thousands

MathsFrom Grade 4

The fifth place from the right.

Learn it in: Place value (Grade 4)

ten times

MathsFrom Grade 5

×10.

Learn it in: Place-value relationships (Grade 5)

tens

MathsFrom Grade 1

Groups of ten.

Learn it in: Numbers to 50 (Grade 1), Tens and ones (Grade 1), Understanding tens (Grade 1)

tenth

MathsFrom Grade 4

One of ten equal parts.

Learn it in: Understanding tenths (Grade 4), Decimal place value (Grade 6)

tenths

MathsFrom Grade 4

First place after the point.

Full explanation with examples and practice →

Learn it in: Decimal place value (Grade 4), Decimal place value (Grade 5)

term

MathsFrom Grade 3

One number in a pattern.

Learn it in: Number patterns (Grade 3), Number patterns (Grade 4), Number patterns (Grade 5)

test

MathsFrom Grade 3

Check with a paper corner.

Learn it in: Right angles (Grade 3)

therefore

MathsFrom Grade 6

Shows a conclusion.

Learn it in: Explaining solutions (Grade 6)

third

MathsFrom Grade 2

One of three equal parts.

Learn it in: Thirds (Grade 2), Fractions in everyday life (Grade 2), Partitioning shapes (Grade 2)

thirty, forty, fifty

MathsFrom Grade 1

The words for 30, 40 and 50.

Learn it in: Numbers to 50 (Grade 1)

thousand

MathsFrom Grade 2

Ten hundreds. Written 1,000.

Learn it in: Counting hundreds (Grade 2), Numbers to 10,000 (Grade 3), Numbers to 100,000 (Grade 4)

thousands

MathsFrom Grade 3

Groups of 1,000.

Learn it in: Thousands, hundreds, tens and ones (Grade 3)

thousandth

MathsFrom Grade 5

1/1000.

Learn it in: Decimals to thousandths (Grade 5), Decimal place value (Grade 6)

thousandths

MathsFrom Grade 5

Third.

Learn it in: Decimal place value (Grade 5)

three

MathsFrom Grade 1

The number 3.

Learn it in: Triangles (Grade 1)

three-digit number

MathsFrom Grade 2

A number from 100 to 999.

Learn it in: Numbers to 1,000 (Grade 2)

times (×)

MathsFrom Grade 2

Groups of.

Learn it in: Repeated addition (Grade 2)

times table

MathsFrom Grade 2

A list of multiplication facts.

Full explanation with examples and practice →

Learn it in: Multiplication facts for 2, 5 and 10 (Grade 2), Multiplication tables (Grade 3), Division facts (Grade 3)

tip

MathsFrom Grade 6

Extra payment.

Learn it in: Practical percentage problems (Grade 6)

title

MathsFrom Grade 1

The name of the graph.

Learn it in: Picture graphs (Grade 1), Picture graphs (Grade 2), Bar graphs (Grade 2)

tomorrow

MathsFrom Grade 1

The day after today.

Learn it in: Days of the week (Grade 1)

total

MathsFrom Grade 1

The number you get when you add.

Learn it in: Combining groups (Grade 1), Addition using pictures (Grade 1), Simple money problems (Grade 1)

total cost

MathsFrom Grade 2

All prices added.

Learn it in: Adding money amounts (Grade 2), Practical shopping problems (Grade 3)

trapezium

MathsFrom Grade 5

One pair of parallel sides.

Learn it in: Quadrilaterals (Grade 5), Quadrilaterals (Grade 6)

trend

MathsFrom Grade 5

The pattern of change.

Learn it in: Line graphs (Grade 5)

triangle

MathsFrom Grade 1

A shape with 3 straight sides and 3 corners.

Learn it in: Triangles (Grade 1), Shape patterns (Grade 1)

turn

MathsFrom Grade 2

Move round a point.

Learn it in: Spatial reasoning (Grade 2)

twenty

MathsFrom Grade 1

Two groups of ten, written 20.

Learn it in: Counting from 11–20 (Grade 1)

twice

MathsFrom Grade 5

Two times.

Learn it in: Numerical expressions (Grade 5)

two decimal places

MathsFrom Grade 4

Digits in tenths and hundredths.

Learn it in: Understanding hundredths (Grade 4)

two-digit number

MathsFrom Grade 1

A number with a tens digit and a ones digit.

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

two-step

MathsFrom Grade 4

Needs two operations.

Learn it in: Multiplication word problems (Grade 4), Simple equations (Grade 5)

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