G
Geometric
construction A geometric
drawing for which only a compass and a straightedge may be used.
Geometry
The study of space
Goldbach's
conjecture A conjecture (or guess) made by Goldbach in 1742 stating that any
even number greater
than
four can be written as the sum of two odd primes.
Gram
The unit of measure for mass in the metric system
Graph
of a number The point on
the number line paired with the number.
Graph
of an equation 0 The line
consisting of all points whose coordinates satisfy the equation.
Greatest
common divisor The greatest common divisor of two or more fractions is the
largest number which will
divide
each of the given fractions a whole number of times
Greatest
common factor The largest number which is a factor of both or all of two or
more counting numbers
Greatest
possible error Half the unit used to measure
Grouping symbols Symbols such as parentheses,( ), and brackets, [], that are used to group expressions.