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A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Hexagon - A six sided and six angled polygon. Hex means 6. Histogram - A graph that uses bars where each bar equals a range of values. Hyperbola - One type of conic section. The hyperbola is the set of all points in a plane. The difference of whose distance from two fixed points in the plane is the positive constant. Hypotenuse - The longest side of a right angled triangle. Always the side that's opposite of the right angle. |
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