Math Words That Start With Q (45 Terms + Definitions)
There are 45 math words that start with Q in the Mathwords dictionary — from Eight Queens Problem to Quotient Rule. The full list is below; the most looked-up Q terms are at the end of the page.
Most Looked-Up Q Terms
- Eight Queens Problem — The challenge of placing eight chess queens on a standard 8×8 chessboard so that no two queens threaten each other — meaning no two share…
- Graphing Quadratic Equations — The process of plotting the U-shaped curve (parabola) described by an equation of the form y = ax² + bx + c.
- Q1 — First Quartile (Q1) is the value below which 25% of the data falls when the data set is ordered from least to greatest.
- Q3 — Third quartile (Q3) is the value that separates the upper 25% of a data set from the lower 75%.
- QED — An abbreviation of the Latin phrase *quod erat demonstrandum*, meaning "that which was to be demonstrated.
- Quadrilateral — A polygon with exactly four sides and four vertices.
- Quadrangle — Simply another name for a quadrilateral, meaning any closed, flat shape that has exactly four sides and four angles.
- Quadrant — One of the four sections created when the x-axis and y-axis divide the coordinate plane.