Reading+and+writing+definitions

**Definitions**
A definition is a rethorical pattern you use to conceptualize words. Definitions usually have a term to be defined, a general class word and a characteristic or characteristics. Example A dog (term to be defined) is an animal (general class word) that barks has four legs and a tail. (characteristics)

=Description= A description is a writing form used to create an impression of an object, person, place, event, process, mechanism, etc. You can describe people, objects, animals, plants, or you can also describe how an event happened, how a mechanism operates, etcetera. In a description you find many ** adjectives ** which are the words that will characterize any thing you want to describe. __Example 1:__ In an **equilateral triangle**, all sides are of equal length. An equilateral triangle is also an equiangular polygon, i.e. all its internal angles are equal—namely, 60°; it is a regular polygon. This description was taken from the following web page: [] __Example 2:__ A polygon that is not convex is called **concave**.[|[2]] A concave polygon will always have an interior angle with a measure that is greater than 180 degrees. It is possible to cut a concave polygon into a set of convex polygons This description was taken from the following web page: [] == =Assignment= I. Now select 5 definitions from the on-line mathematics dictionary at http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/dictionary/, [|http://www.math.com/school/glossary/glossindex.html], http://dorakmt.tripod.com/mtd/glosmath.html, or from any other math glossary or dictionary and copy them. Your job will be to identify: a. the term to be defined b. the general class word and c. the characteristics II. __**Using your own words**__, write 1 definition about any mathematical terms.

[] 1. There is a definition of algebra there. Please identify it and identify its components. 2. There is a description there, please identify it and tell me how you found it. What helped you when locating it.
 * III. In the text you will find when you click the link below, extract the definition and description of algebra and please identify the key words or elements that made you realize that those were a definition and a description **


 * I **** V. Now Select ONE mathematical term and write a definition and a description for it. __Use your own words__ **

As soon as you have all these ready, please paste it in your wiki.

For additional information about writing definitions, please visit the following site http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/622/01/

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