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Mathematics Glossary for Teachers in Key Stages One to Four

This glossary, from the Qualifications and Curriculum Development Agency (QCDA), was first developed in response to requests from teachers and others during the National Curriculum consultation in 1999. The explanations of mathematical terms refer to the terms as they are used in the programmes of study.

The glossary was seen as a work in progress. Readers were invited to suggest refinements to explanations or to offer alternative explanations. Readers were also asked to suggest further terms that should be explained or deletions where it is felt the explanations were unnecessary.

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