GRE数学词汇

GRE

endpoint端点

vertex(复数形式vertices)顶点 tangent切线的 transversal截线 intercept截距 7. 有关坐标

coordinate system坐标系

rectangular coordinate直角坐标系 origin原点

abscissa横坐标  ordinate纵坐标 numberline数轴 quadrant象限 slope斜率

complex plane复平面 8. 其它

plane geometry平面几何 trigonometry三角学 bisect平分

circumscribe外切 inscribe内切  intersect相交

perpendicular垂直

Pythagorean theorem勾股定理 congruent全等的 multilateral多边的 其它

1. 单位类 cent美分

penny一美分硬币 nickel5美分硬币 dime一角硬币 dozen打(12个) score廿(20个) Centigrade摄氏 Fahrenheit华氏 quart夸脱

gallon加仑(1gallon=4quart) yard码 meter米 micron微米 inch英寸 foot英尺

minute分(角度的度量单位，60分=1度) square measure平方单位制 cubic meter立方米

pint品脱(干量或液量的单位) 2. 有关文字叙述题，主要是有关商业 intercalary year(leapyear)闰年(366天) common year平年(365天) depreciation折旧

down payment直接付款 discount打折 margin利润 profit利润 interest利息

simple interest单利

compounded interest复利 dividend红利 decrease to减少到 decrease by减少了 increase to增加到 increase by增加了 denote表示 list price标价 mark up涨价 per capita每人 ratio比率

retail price零售价 tie打平

SYMBOL MEANING = is equal to ≠ is not equal to

≈ is approximately equal to ＞ is greater than

≥ is greater than or equal to ＜ is less than

≤ is less than or equal to 根号 square root

0.888888… the repeating decimal r s t" r degrees s minutes t seconds ∠angle ∟ right angle

┻ is perpendicular

│x│ absolute value of x ∥ is parallel to △ triangle ～ is similar to ≌ is congruent to △x delta x π pi(3.1415…)

1. is equal to; is the same as  the result is; yields; gives =

2. the sum of x and y; the total of x and y;

x added to y; x increased by y;  x+y

x more then y; x greater than y 3. x minus y; x less y;

the difference of x and y; x take away y;