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Math Definitions
There are currently 3 definitions in this directory beginning with the letter G.
Geometry
The branch of mathematics that deals with points, lines, shapes and space.
• Plane Geometry is about flat shapes like lines, circles and triangles.
• Solid Geometry is about solid (3-dimensional) shapes like spheres and cubes.
• Plane Geometry is about flat shapes like lines, circles and triangles.
• Solid Geometry is about solid (3-dimensional) shapes like spheres and cubes.
Googol
Is the number written as 1 followed by 100 zeros:
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
In Scientific Notation it is 1 × 10100
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
In Scientific Notation it is 1 × 10100
Greatest Common Factor
The greatest number that is a factor of two (or more) other numbers.
When we find all the factors of two or more numbers, and some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
Abbreviated "GCF". Also called "Highest Common Factor"
Example: the GCF of 12 and 16 is 4, because 1, 2 and 4 are common factors of both 12 and 16, and 4 is the greatest of them.
When we find all the factors of two or more numbers, and some factors are the same ("common"), then the largest of those common factors is the Greatest Common Factor.
Abbreviated "GCF". Also called "Highest Common Factor"
Example: the GCF of 12 and 16 is 4, because 1, 2 and 4 are common factors of both 12 and 16, and 4 is the greatest of them.
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