Math Dictionary of Mathematics Definitions

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There are currently 5 definitions in this directory beginning with the letter W.
Wage
Payment for work based on hours worked (or sometimes per day or per amount of work done).

Can be paid weekly, two-weekly, or monthly.

Example: Alex earns $20 per hour, and worked 40 hours last week so earned an $800 wage.

You often get paid extra for overtime work.

Weight
How heavy something is. The downward force caused by gravity on an object.

Weight and Mass are different things, but weighing scales are designed to estimate the mass sitting on them and so (instead of units of force) it is common to use units of mass like these:
• grams, kilograms and tonnes (in Metric)
• ounces, pounds and tons (in US units)

Whole
All of something. Complete.

Whole Number
Any of the numbers {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} etc.

There is no fractional or decimal part. And no negatives.

Example: 5, 49 and 980 are all whole numbers.

Width
The distance from side to side.

Example: the width of this door is 80 cm.


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