7th grade vocabulary words

Sixth grade vocabulary words are often broken down by topic and cover math, science, social studies or history, and literature. Explore these 6th grade vocabulary words and definitions to expand your language in different subjects.

Many 6th grade math vocabulary words are short, but their meanings can be quite complex. Help tweens learn these vocabulary words by discussing definitions and examples.

• adjacent (adj.) - lying next to each other; for angles, it means they share a corner point, but don’t overlap
• area (n.) - the result of multiplying the length by the width of a shape
• dimension (n.) - a measurement of length in one direction
• factor (v.) - to express a number as a product of two or more other numbers
• frequency (n.) - how often something happens during a given period
• histogram (n.) - graphical display where data is grouped into ranges then plotted as bars
• mean (n.) - the average value of a set of numbers
• median