Glossary of terms
A
absolute value
acceptance region
air resistance
alternative hypothesis
amplitude
arccos arcsin arctan
argand diagram
argument
arithmetic mean
arithmetic progression
asymptote
axis axes
B
bias
binomial distribution
binomial expansion
bivariate distribution
box and whisker plot
C
calculus
Cartesian coordinates
central limit theorem
centre of gravity
chain rule
chi-squared test
chord
circular measure
coefficient
constant
collinear
commutative
completing the square
complex number
confidence interval
conic
conjugate
continuous data
contingency tables
coordinate
correlation
cosecant
cosine
cosine rule
counter example
critical region
cross product
cubic
D
decreasing function
definite integral
degrees of freedom
derivative
descriptive statistics
differential equation
differentiation
discontinuity
discrete data
discriminant
dot product
double angle formulae
dynamics
E
elastic impact
ellipse
energy
equation
equilibrium
even function
expectation
exponent
exponential function
exponential series
extrapolation
F
factorisation
factor theorem
factorial
fraction
free vector
frequency
frequency density
friction
function
G
geometric progression
goodness of fit
gradient
graph
gravity
H
histogram
hyperbola
hypothesis
I
imaginary number
implicit equation
increasing function
independent events
inferential statistics
integer
integration
intercept
interquartile range
intersection
intersection of sets
irrational number
K
kinematics
kinetic energy
L
linear
local maximum
local minimum
locus
logarithm
M
measure of dispersion
measure of location
modulus
moments
momentum
mutually exclusive events
N
natural numbers
normal
normal distribution
normal reaction
null hypothesis
O
odd function
one-tailed test
origin
outlier
P
parabola
parallel
parametric equations
particle
periodic
perpendicular
plot
point of inflexion
Poisson distribution
polynomial
potential energy
product moment correlation coefficient
Pythagorean identities
Q
quadrant
quadratic
qualitative data
quantitative data
quota sampling
quotient rule
R
radian
random sampling
rank correlation coefficient
rationalise
reciprocal
rectilinear motion
regression
remainder theorem
rigid body
rule
S
sample
sampling distribution
sampling frame
sampling unit
scalar
sine
sine rule
skewness
slope
solution
solve
straight
standard deviation
standard error
standard form
statics
stratified sampling
statistic
statistical experiment
statistical model
surd
systematic sampling
T
tangent
tension and thrust
transformation
translation
trapezium rule
trigonometry
turning point
U
unbiased estimator
uniform body
uniform distribution
union
unit vector
upthrust
V
variable
variance
vector
velocity
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