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HOTmaths dictionary

This illustrated dictionary offers free access to over several hundred mathematical symbols, terms and definitions from the early secondary syllabus.

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Term Definition
kilogram (kg) unit of metric measurement for mass (1000 g = 1 kg)

One kilogram is the mass of a platinum−iridium cylinder kept at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures in France.
Related links:
Fractions — This as a fraction of that
Decimals — Money
Measuring solids — Mass
Representing data — Line, conversion and step graphs
Equations and inequalities — Equations and formulas
Ratios and rates — Rates
 
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Term Definition
kilometre (km) a unit of metric measurement for length equal to 1000 metres (ie 1000 m = 1 km)
Related links:
Fractions — This as a fraction of that
Integers — Multiplying integers
Length, perimeter and area — Units of length
Length, perimeter and area — Areas of rectangles and squares
Representing data — Travel graphs
Congruent and similar shapes — Scale drawings
Ratios and rates — Rates
 
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Term Definition
kite
a quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides equal
 
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