The variance and standard deviation are measures of how spread out a distribution is. These are widely used to measure variability or diversity. Standard deviation is a number that indicates…
read moreAn ecosystem is defined as a community of organisms living in a particular environment and the physical elements with which they interact. Ecosystems vary in size. It can be as…
read moreA measure of central tendency is a single value that describes a set of data by identifying the central position within the set of data. The mean, median and mode…
read morePolygons are closed geometric figures made with straight lines. Sum of interior angels The sum of the interior angles of a convex polygon of ‘n’…
read moreThe word ‘polygon’ is derived from Greek words poly- which means ‘many’ and -gon means ‘corner’ or ‘angle’. Polygons are closed (all the lines joined) geometric figures made of straight…
read moreDemocritus, a Greek philosopher, developed the idea of atoms. But his idea was dismissed by other Greek philosophers. In 1800’s, John Dalton, an English chemist performed experiments with various chemicals…
read moreMatter is anything that occupies space and has mass. Solid, liquid and gas are the most common forms (or states) of matter. Solid A solid has a certain shape and…
read moreAn atom is a basic building block of matter around us. Each atom is consists of the fundamental particles. Electron is negatively charged, proton is positive and neutron is neutral.…
read moreA fraction consists of two numbers. The number on top is called numerator and the number on the bottom is called denominator, written as: An improper fraction…
read moreFractions with different denominators are unlike fractions. They cannot be added or subtracted as they are. They are to be converted to like fractions first which have common denominator. Then…
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