Looking for math words that start with C?
Below you’ll find a list that includes some staple words like Calculate and Circle, as well as words like Conjugate and Cubed that are important in the science of math:
Math Words That Start With C
Calculate – to use math or logic to figure out a problem.
Calculus – branch of mathematics concerned with the calculation of instantaneous rates of change (differential calculus) and the summation of infinitely many small factors to determine some whole (integral calculus).
Calendar – A diagram that shows what day and month it is.
Cancel – to remove or simply that particular value or expression by subtracting, or dividing with a common term.
Capacity – used when measuring how much fluid fits inside a container.
Capital Gain – the amount of money gained from the sale of an asset.
Capital Loss – the amount of money lost or the decrease in value of an asset.
Cardinal Number – a number (such as 1, 5, 15) that is used in simple counting and that indicates how many elements there are in an assemblage.
Cash Flow – the money that comes in and goes out of a company.
Catenary – a curve that describes the shape of a flexible hanging chain or cable—the name derives from the Latin catenaria (“chain”).
Census – Collection of data from a whole population rather than just a sample.
Circle – a closed two-dimensional figure in which the set of all the points in the plane is equidistant from a given point called “center”.
Circumference – the length of any great circle, the intersection of the sphere with any plane passing through its center.
Clockwise – Moving in the direction of the hands on a clock.
Coaxial – In geometry, coaxial means that several three-dimensional linear or planar forms share a common axis.
Coefficient – a number multiplied by a variable.
Coincident – the coincident lines are lines that lie upon each other in such a way that when we look at them, they appear to be a single line, instead of double or multiple lines.
Collinear – Three or more points are said to be collinear if they all lie on the same straight line.
Column Graph – a graph which uses bars to show values so they can be easily compared.
Commission – a percentage of total sales as determined by the rate of commission.
Common Denominator – a common multiple of the denominators of several fractions.
Common Factor – a number that can be divided into two different numbers, without leaving a remainder.
Common Logarithm – the common logarithm is the logarithm with base 10.
Common Multiple – a multiple of each of two or more numbers or expressions.
Compass – an item used in mathematics for drawing and drafting to create arcs, circles or other geometric figures that can be determined by measuring intersecting line segments.
Complex Fraction – a fraction in which the numerator or the denominator or both contain one or more fractions.
Complex Number – Complex numbers are numbers that consist of two parts — a real number and an imaginary number.
Compound Interest – Compound interest is the interest paid on the original principal and on the accumulated past interest.
Compounding – to make (something, such as an error or problem) worse : to add to (something bad) He compounded [=exacerbated] his mistake by announcing it to the whole table.
Computer – When you solve a mathematical problem, you compute the answer.
Concave – Concave describes shapes that curve inward.
Conclusion – a judgment or decision reached by reasoning.
Cone – the surface traced by a moving straight line (the generatrix) that always passes through a fixed point (the vertex).
Congruent – a term employed in several senses, each connoting harmonious relation, agreement, or correspondence.
Conical – An object that is shaped like a cone is said to be ‘conical’.
Conjugate – formed by changing the sign between two terms in a binomial.
Conjunction – When two statements are combined with an ‘and,’ you have a conjunction.
Constant – any well-defined real number which is significantly interesting in some way.
Contagent – a proposition that is neither a tautology nor a contradiction.
Converge – approaching a limit more and more closely as an argument (variable) of the function increases or decreases or as the number of terms of the series increases.
Convert – To change a value or expression from one form to another.
Convex – A function is said to be convex when the function has a slope that is increasing.
Coordinates – A point on a grid has two numbers to identify its position.
Correlation – When two or more sets of data are linked together, they have a high correlation.
Cosecant – a trigonometric function that for an acute angle is the ratio between the hypotenuse of a right triangle of which the angle is considered part and the leg opposite the angle.
Cosh – The Math.cosh() function returns the hyperbolic cosine of a number that can be expressed using the constant e: Math.cosh(x) = e x + e – x 2.
Cosine – the trigonometric function that is equal to the ratio of the side adjacent to an acute angle (in a right-angled triangle) to the hypotenuse.
Counterclockwise – Moving in the opposite direction to the hands on a clock.
Covariance – the measure of the joint variability of two random variables.
Cramer’s Rule – an explicit formula for the solution of a system of linear equations with as many equations as unknowns, valid whenever the system has a unique solution.
Credit – the ability to borrow money or access goods or services with the understanding that you’ll pay later.
Critical Number – tell you the points where the graph of a function changes direction.
Crore – denotes ten million (10,000,000 or 10power7 in scientific notation).
Cross Multiply – to clear an equation of fractions when each side consists of a fraction with a single denominator by multiplying the numerator of each side by the denominator of the other side and equating the two products obtained.
Cube – A cube number is a number multiplied by itself 3 times.
Cubic Measure – In geometry, cubic units can be defined as the units used to measure volume.
Cuboid – a solid shape with six rectangular surfaces or four rectangular and two square surfaces.
Curve – an abstract term used to describe the path of a continuously moving point.
Cylinder – A cylinder is a three-dimensional solid figure which has two identical circular bases joined by a curved surface at a particular distance from the center which is the height of the cylinder.
I hope you found the words you were looking for from the list above.
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