Math Words That Start With W, X, Y, or Z (20 Terms + Definitions)
This page lists every math word that starts with W, X, Y, or Z in the Mathwords dictionary (6 with W, 4 with X, 2 with Y, 8 with Z). The full lists are below; the most looked-up terms are at the end of the page.
Most Looked-Up W, X, Y, and Z Terms
W:
- Washer Method — A technique for finding the volume of a solid of revolution when the region being rotated does not touch the axis of rotation, creating a…
- Weighted Average — A type of mean where each value is multiplied by a weight reflecting its relative importance, and the sum of those products is divided by…
- Washer — The flat, ring-shaped region between two concentric circles that have different radii.
- Whole Numbers — The set of nonnegative integers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on.
X:
- Xi (Ξ ξ) — The Greek alphabet is the set of 24 letters originating from ancient Greece that are widely used as symbols for variables, constants, and…
- x-z Plane — The flat two-dimensional surface in three-dimensional space that contains both the x-axis and the z-axis.
- x-intercept — A point where a graph crosses or touches the x-axis, meaning the y-coordinate at that point is zero.
- x-y Plane — The flat, two-dimensional surface formed by the horizontal x-axis and the vertical y-axis, where every point has a z-coordinate of zero.
Y:
- y-intercept — The point where a graph crosses the y-axis.
- y-z Plane — The flat, two-dimensional surface in three-dimensional space that contains both the y-axis and the z-axis.
Z:
- Zeta (Ζ ζ) — The Greek alphabet is the set of 24 letters originating from ancient Greece that are widely used as symbols for variables, constants, and…
- Zero of a Function — A value of x that makes the function f(x) equal to 0.
- z-intercept — The point where a graph crosses the z-axis in three-dimensional space.
- Zero Slope — The slope of a horizontal line, meaning the line is perfectly flat with no rise or fall.