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Lateral
area The surface area of a solid, not including the bases.
Lateral
edges (of prism) Edges of a prism which are not sides of the bases
Lateral
faces (of prism) The faces that are not bases of the prism
Lateral
surface The faces other
than the bases of a solid.
Least
common denominator LCD The
least common multiple of two or more denominators.
Least
common multiple The smallest counting number that is a multiple of each of
two or more counting numbers
Legs
of a right triangle The
two sides forming the right angle.
Like
terms Terms in which only the numerical coefficients are
different.
Line
A figure determined by two points and extending in both
directions without end.
Line
graph A graph in which line segments are used to connect the points which
represent the given data
Line
segment Two points on a line and all the points between them.
Linear
equation in two variables An
equation with two variables that can be written in the form ax
+ by = c, where a and b are not both 0.
Liter
The unit of measure for capacity, both dry and fluid, in the metric system
Lowest
terms A fraction is in lowest terms when the numerator and the denominator
have no common factor but .