Math Glossary Letter T
t-bill
noun
a short-term debt obligation issued by the U.S. Treasury and backed by the U.S. government with a maturity of less than one year
table
noun
lists of numbers showing the results of a calculation with varying arguments
tablespoon
noun
a measurement in cooking, equivalent to 1/2 fluid ounce, three teaspoons, or 15 ml.
tabular display
noun
ata that is organized in a table with rows and columns with associated probabilities of events
tally
noun
a vertical line used to record counting

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tan
noun
the ratio of the opposite side to the adjacent side of a particular angle of the right triangle.
tangent
noun
the straight line that just touches the curve at that point
tangent ratio
noun
the ratio of opposite side to adjacent side of a right triangle.
tape diagram
noun
a drawing that looks like a segment of tape, used to illustrate number relationships
tau
noun
A letter of the greek alphabet used for math notation.

Τ  τ
tax
noun
a compulsory financial charge or some other type of levy imposed on a taxpayer by a governmental organization in order to fund government spending and various public expenditures
teaspoon
noun
a unit of volume measure equal to 1/3 tablespoon. It is exactly equal to 5 mL
temperature
noun
degree of hotness or coldness measured on a definite scale. An average measure of the kinetic energy for particles of matter.
ten frame
noun
two-by-five rectangular frames into which objects like counters can be placed to show numbers less than or equal to ten
terabyte
noun
unit of digital data that is equal to about 1 trillion bytes
terahertz
noun
a unit of frequency, defined as one trillion cycles per second
term
noun
a single number or variable, or numbers and variables multiplied together
terminating decimal
noun
a decimal which can be expressed in a finite number of figures or for which all figures to the right of some place are zero
test statistic
noun
a number calculated by a statistical test
tetrahedral numbers
noun
numbers that can be represented as a pyramid with a triangular base and three sides, called a tetrahedron.
tetrahedron
noun
a polyhedron that has four faces
theorem
noun
A statement provable using logic
theoretical method
noun
bond calculation calculated by discounting the future value of its coupon payments by an appropriate discount rate
theoretical value
noun
value determined from theory - what you expect to happen
theta
noun
A letter of the greek alphabet used for math notation.

Θ  θ
thin lens
noun
a lens with a thickness that is negligible compared to the radii of curvature of the lens surfaces

1/f = 1/u + 1/v
thrice
noun
Multiply by 3
throughput
noun
the amount of material or items passing through a system or process.
time
noun
a point of time as measured in hours and minutes past midnight or noon
time conversions
noun
Conversions between units of time measurements
time series
noun
a series of values of a quantity obtained at successive times, often with equal intervals between them.
time weighted interest
noun
a measure of the compound rate of growth in a portfolio
time zone
noun
n area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.
times
noun
Another word for multiply
tip
noun
a sum of money gratuitously and voluntarily left by a customer for service, or indicated on a bill or charge statement, to be paid to a service or tipped employee for directly and personally serving the customer in a hotel, motel, tourist place, or restaurant.
tip amount
noun
Amount of money paid for exceptional service above the regular bill
torus
noun
A donut shape

SA = 4π2Rr
V = 2π2Rr2
total
noun
comprising the whole number or amount
totient
noun
The number of positive integers not greater than a specified integer that are relatively prime to it
trace
noun
he sum of elements on the main diagonal
trade
noun
a study of the structure of international financial interactions
trade cost
noun
all the costs that the trader/investor incurs when transacting on the market, and which are deducted from the sum of money they spend when transacting
transitive property
noun
if two quantities are equal to the third quantity, then we can say that all the quantities are equal to each other
transpose
noun
an operator which flips a matrix over its diagonal. It switches the rows and columns indices of the matrix
transversal
noun
a line that passes through two lines in the same plane at two distinct points.
trapezoid
noun
a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides
treynor ratio
noun
a measurement of the returns earned in excess of that which could have been earned on an investment that has no diversifiable risk

(Expected Return - Rf)/ Β
trial
noun
a single performance of well-defined experiment
triangle
noun
a flat geometric figure that has three sides and three angles
triangle inequality
noun
the sum of any two sides of a triangle is greater than or equal to the third side
triangular numbers
noun
numbers with the representation of the numbers in the form of equilateral triangle arranged in a series or sequence
trichotomy property
noun
for natural numbers a and b, either a is less than b, a equals b, or a is greater than b
triglycerides
noun
Triglycerides are a type of fat
trigonometry
noun
Trigonometry studies relationships between side lengths and angles of triangles. The word trigonometry comes from the Greek word trigonon which means triangle and metron which means measure
trigonometry relations
noun
trigram
noun
a special case of the n-gram, where n is 3
trimmed mean
noun
Calculate the mean by removing the highest and lowest x% of values
trinomial
noun
polynomial with 3 terms
true
noun
A statement that can be proven formally from the axioms
true false equation
noun
Equations resulting in a true or false designation, based on if the left side and right side equal each other
truncate
noun
Approximation method of a number by dropping all decimal places after a certain number
truss
noun
a structural member usually fabricated from straight pieces of metal or timber to form a series of triangles lying in a single plane. (A triangle cannot be distorted by stress.)
truth table
noun
a table that shows how the truth or falsity of a compound statement depends on the truth or falsity of the simple statements from which it is constructed.
turnover ratio
noun
an accounting measure used to measure how effective a company is in extending credit as well as collecting debts
twin prime
noun
a prime number that is either 2 less or 2 more than another prime numbe
two column proof
noun
This consists of a list of statements, and the reasons that we know those statements are true. The two column proof has five parts:
1) Given
2) Proposition
3) Statement Column
4) Reason Column
5) Diagram
typing speed
noun
The speed listed in words per minute of a typist