Math Glossary Letter G
gain
noun
increase the amount or rate of (something, typically weight or speed or time).
gallon
noun
Unit of liquid measurement
galois field
noun
also known as a finite field - a field with a finite number of elements
gaming
verb
act of playing games
gamma
noun
A letter of the greek alphabet used for math notation.

Γ  γ = 0.5772156649
gas mileage calculator
noun
Determines the amount of miles you drive per gallon of gas
Gauss-Jordan
noun
A method of solving a linear system of equations
gcf
noun
greatest common factor - largest positive integer dividing a set of integers
gdp
noun
Gross Domestic Product. GDP measures the monetary value of final goods and services - that is, those that are bought by the final user-produced in a country in a given period of time

C + I + G + X - I
gdp deflator
noun
measures the change in the annual domestic production due to changes in price rates in the economy.

Nominal GDP * 100/Real GDP
Gelfonds constant
noun
Transcedental Number

eπ
generator
noun
software algorithm that generates a number that is taken from a limited or unlimited distribution and outputs it
geometric annuity
noun
Stream of payments (annuity) with increasing payments each period based on a geometric factor
geometric distribution
noun
Discrete probability distribution

μ = 1/p; σ2 = 1 - p/p2
geometric mean
noun
Central tendency of a number set using a product of numbers
geometric mean of a triangle
noun
relation between the lengths of the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it creates on the hypotenuse
geometric sequence
noun
Sequence of numbers with a geometric factor determining the next number
geometry
noun
study of math dealing with shapes, space, and properties of space
gigabyte
noun
unit of storage measurement
gigahertz
noun
unit of sound measurement
given
noun
A thing or set of things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment
golden mean
noun
Ratio of large side to small side is equal to the entire segment over the large side

φ = 1.6180339887498948482.
golden ratio
noun
Ratio of large side to small side is equal to the entire segment over the large side

φ = 1.6180339887498948482.
goodness of fit
noun
statistical model checking if observed data meets expected data
google
noun
A search engine
government spending
verb
A part of the GDP Equation
GPA
noun
grade point average - a measure of the average score of all grades using point measures for each letter grade
grade
noun
a letter indicating a score or performance in a classroom
grade point average
noun
a measure of the average score of all grades using point measures for each letter grade
gradian
noun
defined as one hundredth of the right angle. This is equal to π/200 or 9/10°
grammar
noun
rules for clauses, phrases, and words
grand mean
noun
mean of means
graph
noun
a pictorial representation or a diagram that represents data or values in an organized manner
gravitational force
noun
force arising from gravitational interaction
gravity
noun
force pulling two objects together
greater than
noun
Shows an inequality of one value being more than another

>
greater than or equal to
noun
Shows an inequality of one value being equal to or more than another

greatest common factor
noun
largest positive integer dividing a set of integers
greatest common factors of monomials
noun
Find the prime factorization of each monomial, including all the variables. Then take the product of all common factors.
greek alphabet
noun
The letters of ancient Greece, used in math and science notation
gross
noun
without deductions, also a unit of measurement
gross domestic product
noun
Measurement of economic productivity

C + I + G + X - I
gross profit
noun
Profit before deductions
gross profit margin
noun
money left over from revenues after accounting for the cost of goods sold (COGS)
group combinations
noun
calculation to find the number of possible groups made from a larger group