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Maths words beginning with I

Improper fraction: A fraction whose numerator is the same as or bigger than its denominator, so it is one whole or more.
Inequality: A statement that compares two values using $<$ , $>$ , $\le$ or $\ge$ . It usually has many solutions.
Integer: A whole number that can be positive, negative or zero.
Integral: The result of integration: either a family of antiderivatives (indefinite integral) or the signed area under a curve between two limits (definite integral).
Intercept: The point where a graph crosses an axis. The $y$ -intercept is where $x = 0$ .
Interest: Money paid for the use of money: earned on savings or charged on loans, usually as a percentage per year.
Interior angle: An angle inside a polygon at one of its corners.
Inverse operation: An operation that undoes another. Addition and subtraction are inverses, as are multiplication and division, and squaring and square rooting.