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Maths words beginning with M
- Mass
- How heavy something is, measured in grams (g) and kilograms (kg). In everyday speech people often call it weight.
- Mean
- The average found by adding all the values and dividing by how many values there are.
- Median
- The middle value when data is arranged in order. With an even number of values, it is the mean of the two middle values.
- Metric system
- An international system of units based on powers of ten, using metres for length, grams for mass and litres for capacity, with prefixes such as kilo-, centi- and milli-.
- Millimetre
- A metric unit of length. There are millimetres in a centimetre.
- Mixed number
- A number made of a whole number and a proper fraction.
- Mode
- The value that appears most often in a data set. A set can have one mode, several, or none.
- Multiple
- The result of multiplying a number by a whole number.
- Multiplication
- A quick way to add equal groups. means groups of .
- Multiplier
- A number you multiply by to apply a percentage change in one step.