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Maths words beginning with L
- Leap year
- A year with days instead of , because February has an extra day, February.
- Length
- The measurement of how long something is from end to end, measured in units such as millimetres, metres, inches or miles.
- Like terms
- Terms with exactly the same letters raised to the same powers. Only like terms can be added or subtracted.
- Limit
- The value a function approaches as its input gets closer and closer to a particular number, or grows without bound.
- Line graph
- A graph that joins readings in order with straight lines, used to show change over time.
- Line of symmetry
- A mirror line that splits a shape into two halves that match exactly.
- Line segment
- A piece of a straight line with two end points.
- Litre
- A metric unit of capacity equal to millilitres.
- Loan
- Money you borrow and pay back later, usually with interest added.
- Lowest common multiple (LCM)
- The smallest positive number that is a multiple of two or more numbers.