6th Grade Math Vocabulary
In short: 6th grade math vocabulary: 58 terms covering ratios, fractions, decimals, integers, and area, each defined in kid-friendly words with a quick example, ready to print and review before a quiz.
Sixth graders meet a wave of new words, and this 6th grade math vocabulary page collects them in one place: ratio, unit rate, integer, absolute value, variable, mean, median, and more. Each entry has a short definition in everyday language and a small example with real numbers, so the idea sticks.
Print the list and read it before a unit test, or keep it open next to a worksheet when a problem uses a word you are not sure about. Parents helping with homework can use it too: you can check what “quotient” or “equivalent” means in seconds, then explain it back in your own words with confidence.
58 words on this page, each with a definition, a figure, a solved example and two quick questions.
6th Grade Math Vocabulary: the full list
Numbers and Operations
- Absolute Value
- Dividing Fractions
- Exponent
- Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
- Integer
- Least Common Multiple (LCM)
- Long Division
- Opposite Numbers
- Order of Operations (PEMDAS)
- Prime Factorization
- Quotient
- Rational Number
- Reciprocal
Ratios and Percents
- Conversion Factor
- Double Number Line
- Equivalent Ratios
- Percent
- Rate
- Ratio
- Ratio Table
- Tape Diagram
- Unit Price
- Unit Rate
Algebra
- Algebraic Expression
- Coefficient
- Dependent Variable
- Distributive Property
- Equation
- Equivalent Expressions
- Independent Variable
- Inequality
- Inverse Operations
- Like Terms
- One-Step Equation
- Term (Algebra)
- Variable
Geometry
- Area
- Area of a Parallelogram
- Area of a Trapezoid
- Area of a Triangle
- Coordinate Plane
- Net (3D Figure)
- Ordered Pair
- Quadrants
- Rectangular Prism
- Surface Area
- Volume
Statistics
- Box Plot
- Dot Plot
- Frequency Table
- Histogram
- Interquartile Range (IQR)
- Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD)
- Mean, Median and Mode
- Outlier
- Quartiles
- Range (Statistics)
- Statistical Question