grid paper

Math class staple

Grid paper is paper printed with a pattern of intersecting lines forming small squares, used for graphing, technical drawing, or neat handwriting.

The squares help maintain scale and alignment: She plotted the equation on grid paper.

Also called graph paper.

stationery

notebook

Blank pages for jottings

  • padCushioned writing surface
  • squaredRaised to second power
  • ruledExercised sovereign authority

loose-leaf · sketchbook · journal · ledger · composition book · spiral-bound · perforated · binder · clipboard · college

geometry

squares

Four-sided equal figures

symmetry · polygon · tessellation · congruence · vertex · diagonal · coordinate plane · transformation · area · perimeter

drafting

blueprint

Detailed technical drawing

technical drawing · floor plan · elevation · cross-section · scale drawing · architectural · engineering · CAD · tracing · layout

precision

measurement

Determining size or amount

centimeter · increments · ruler · dimensions · exactness · calibration · tolerance · proportion · ratio · alignment

graphing

coordinates

Location-specifying number pairs

  • axisRotation reference line
  • x-axisGraph's horizontal reference line
  • y-axisGraph's vertical reference

origin · plot · quadrants · slope · intercept · linear · parabola · function · curve · scatterplot

Categories
Opposites
paper ruling/marking pattern

grid paperblank paper

Unused writing surface

plain paper · white paper · lined paper · ruled paper · ledger paper

structure vs. freedom in writing/drawing surface

grid paperblank paper

Unused writing surface

plain paper · blank canvas · newsprint · construction paper · butcher paper

Family

paper, grid, graph paper

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G