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 number
MathsFrom Grade 1
The number you remove.
Learn it in: Finding how many remain (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 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)
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)
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)
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)
thousandth
MathsFrom Grade 5
1/1000.
Learn it in: Decimals to thousandths (Grade 5), Decimal place value (Grade 6)
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)
title
MathsFrom Grade 1
The name of the graph.
Learn it in: Picture graphs (Grade 1), Picture graphs (Grade 2), Bar graphs (Grade 2)
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)
triangle
MathsFrom Grade 1
A shape with 3 straight sides and 3 corners.
Learn it in: Triangles (Grade 1), Shape patterns (Grade 1)
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)