Abbreviations
that we use in order to understand some mathematical statements in the content
of given material.
AA
|
Angle-Angle
|
ASA
|
Angle-Side-Angle
|
AAS
|
Angle-Angle-Side
|
add.
|
Addition
|
adj.
|
adjacent
|
alt.
|
altitude, alternate
|
ax.
|
axiom
|
CASTC
|
Corresponding angles of similar triangles are congruent
|
cm
|
centimeters
|
cm2
|
square centimeters
|
cm3
|
cubic centimeters
|
comp.
|
complementary
|
corr.
|
corresponding
|
cos
|
cosine
|
cot
|
cotangent
|
CPCTC
|
corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent
|
csc
|
cosecant
|
CSSTP
|
corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional
|
diag.
|
diagonal
|
eq.
|
equality
|
exs.
|
exercises
|
ext.
|
exterior
|
ft
|
foot (or feet)
|
gal
|
gallon
|
HL
|
hypotenuse-leg (proves ∆s congruent)
|
hr
|
hour
|
in.
|
inch (or inches)
|
ineq.
|
inequality
|
int.
|
interior
|
isos.
|
isosceles
|
km
|
kilometers
|
m
|
meters
|
mi
|
miles
|
mm
|
millimeters
|
n-gon
|
polygon of n sides
|
opp.
|
opposite
|
pent.
|
pentagon
|
post.
|
postulate
|
prop.
|
property
|
pt.
|
point
|
quad.
|
quadrilateral
|
rect.
|
rectangle
|
rt.
|
right
|
SAS
|
side-angle-side (proves ∆s congruent)
|
SAS~
|
side-angle-side (proves ∆s similar)
|
sec, sec.
|
secant, section
|
sin
|
sine
|
SSS
|
side-side-side (proves ∆s congruent)
|
SSS~
|
side-side-side (proves ∆s similar)
|
st.
|
straight
|
supp.
|
supplementary
|
tan
|
tangent
|
trans.
|
transversal
|
trap.
|
trapezoid
|
vert.
|
vertical (angle or line)
|
yd
|
yards
|
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