F
Face
(of prism) Any one of the flat sides of a solid
Face
Any surface that forms a side or base of a prism.
Faces
of a polyhedron The parts
of planes that make up the sides and bases of a polyhedron.
Factor
Any of two or more whole numbers that are multiplied to form a product.
Factorial
The expression n! is the product of
all counting numbers beginning with n
and counting backwards to 1.
Factoring
a polynomial Rewriting a
polynomial as a product of two or more polynomials of lesser degree.
Factoring
Writing a number as the product of two or more factors
Fahrenheit
A temperature scale used on thermometers, on which the freezing point of
water is 32°
and the
boiling
is 212°
Field
The elements within each record of a computer data base file.
File
A collection of data within a computer data base about a particular subject.
Finite
set A set in which we can count the number of elements
Formula
A statement of a mathematical relationship
Fraction
A number written in the form a/b
where a is an element of the set of {0,
1, 2, 3,…}, and b is an element
of
the set of {1, 2, 3,…}
Frequency
The number of times that one item appears in a set of
data.
Frequency
distribution A table that
pairs each item in a set of data with its frequency.
Frequency
polygon A line graph of
frequencies, connected to the horizontal axis at each end to form a polygon.
Function
A set of ordered pairs in which no two different ordered
pairs have the same x-coordinate.
Fundamental
Counting Principle If there are m
ways of selecting an item from set A
and n ways of selecting an
item
from set B, then there are m
x n ways of selecting an item from set
A and an item from set B.
Fundamental
theorem of arithmetic Every composite number can be expressed as the
indicated product of prime
factors
in one and only one way, except for the order of the factors