Math Words That Start With P (277 Terms + Definitions)
There are 277 math words that start with P in the Mathwords dictionary — from Adding and Subtracting Polynomials to Triangle Angle Sum Proof (180 Degrees). The full list is below; the most looked-up P terms are at the end of the page.
Most Looked-Up P Terms
- Adding and Subtracting Polynomials — Adding and subtracting polynomials means combining like terms — terms that share the same variable raised to the same power.
- Circumscribed Polygon — A polygon that surrounds a circle, with each of its sides touching (tangent to) the circle at exactly one point.
- Complement (Probability) — The complement of an event is everything in the sample space that is not part of that event.
- Diagonals of a Polygon — Line segments that connect two non-adjacent (non-neighboring) vertices of the polygon.
- Difference of Two Cubes — A factoring pattern that breaks an expression of the form $a^3 - b^3$ into the product of a binomial and a trinomial: $(a - b)(a^2 + ab + b^2)$.
- Digits of Pi — The infinite, non-repeating sequence of numbers that make up the mathematical constant π, which begins 3.
- Distance from a Point to a Plane — The shortest (perpendicular) length between a given point in 3D space and a flat plane.
- Dividing Polynomials — The process of finding how many times one polynomial (the divisor) fits into another polynomial (the dividend), producing a quotient and…