Answers to Mathematical Definitions — Calculus



Definitions play an important role in mathematics.

Determine the answer to each of the definitions below (the blanks indicate the number of letters in the word):

1. A person who is kin to another:
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

2. Something that never changes:
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3. A father upon seeing the bathroom door closed, muttered to himself, "Is that daughter of mine _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ?"

4. The sheriff after discovering the escaped prisoner's underground hideout, radioed his deputy, " I have found the
      _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

5. While trick-or-treating on Halloween night, one third grade boy timidly told his friend, "Let's not go near the
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

6. After Bill returned from his winter vacation in Florida, people turned and said as he walked by, "My, what a
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

7. A hotel bookkeeper: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. A bent line that's been in an accident:
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. Donnie Dogood addressed the get well card to his _ _ _ _ _ _ .

10. An ice cream container: _ _ _ _

11. A song in an opera: _ _ _ _

12. How you make a sweater: _ _ _ _

13. A sharp weapon: _ _ _ _ _ _

14. When Sleeping Beauty awakened from the witch's spell by the kiss of the handsome prince, she sighed,
      " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

15. Three-timer Tom, notable convict-poet, cleverly called his latest book,
      " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

16. Father had dallied with the boys at the office and had come in the front door an hour late. His young son quickly told him, " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

17. During the operation, the doctor turned to the nurse and said, "Inject the
      _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ."

18. What do you call two handbell ringers? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _



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