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Maths words beginning with A

Acute angle: An angle that is less than $90^\circ$ .
Angle: The amount of turn between two lines that meet at a point called the vertex. Angles are usually measured in degrees, with a full turn equal to $360^\circ$ .
Arc: A part of the circumference of a circle.
Area: The amount of flat surface a shape covers, measured in square units such as $\text{cm}^2$ or $\text{m}^2$ .
Array: Objects set out in equal rows and columns, used to show multiplication.
Asymptote: A line that a curve gets closer and closer to but never quite reaches as it heads off towards infinity.
Average speed: Total distance divided by total time for a whole journey.