Abbreviations in Math

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