Terminological definition of the conceptual field of equations of mathematics

Abstract

This work presents the results of the master's research developed in the Postgraduate Program in Linguistics at the University of Brasília (UnB). The theme is part of the Lexicon and Terminology research line, being developed at the Centro de Estudos Lexicais e Terminológicos (Centro Lexterm) and at the Laboratório de Língua de Sinais Brasileira (LabLibras) of the University of Brasília. The object of study consists of the definitions of mathematical terms related to the conceptual field of equations, found in textbooks approved by the PNLD and in specialized mathematical dictionaries. The target audience is students from the 7th year of elementary school to the 3rd year of high school, since the content of equations runs through all these school years. The objective of this work is to analyze the definitions and present a proposal for reformulated definitions. For that, the method used in the research was the analytical-descriptive. As methodological procedures, we adopt the following paths: i) collection of terms and definitions; ii) analysis of definitions and iii) reformulation of definitions according to Nascimento's proposed reformulation form (2016, p. 99). As a result, we present the reformulated definitions for the 30 terms that compose the conceptual field of equations.