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Base - The bottom of a shape, solid or three dimensional object. The base is what the object 'rests' on.

Base 10 - the numbering system in common use, in which each place to the left or right of the decimal represents a power of 10.

Bar Graph -
A visual representation of horizontal and vertical bars or lines to represent data.

Bell Curve - The shape of the graph that indicates the normal distribution.

Binomial - A polynomial equation with two terms usually joined by a plus or minus sign.

Bisect - To divide into two equal parts. The bisector can be the point or the line that divides the object or shape into two equal or congruent parts.

Box and Whisker Plot/Chart - A graphical representation of data that spots differences in distributions. Plots the ranges of data sets.

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