Key terms & definitions

Writing that represents recognisable everyday life through convincing social, material and psychological detail.

The qualities that make a media representation seem believable, truthful or close to everyday experience.

An approach that makes a film’s characters, environments and events seem believable and recognisable as everyday life.

An approach to sociological research that seeks to uncover the underlying social structures, mechanisms and processes that produce observable events.

A feature of a target that means it is challenging but achievable given the performer's ability and circumstances.

A voluntary hourly wage independently calculated to cover living costs, with a higher rate for London.

A voluntary wage rate based on living costs, promoted by the Living Wage Foundation rather than required by law.

A territory governed by a ruler, such as a king or duke.

A possible condition or form of existence within samsara into which a being may be reborn.

A number on the number line, including integers, fractions and irrational numbers such as $\sqrt{2}$ and $\pi$.

The belief that Jesus Christ is truly present in the Eucharist, rather than the bread and wine being only reminders of him.

A root that is a real number, so it can be represented on the number line. Negative numbers have real odd roots but no real even roots.

The actual physical size of the object being viewed.

The purchasing power of earnings: how much workers can buy with their wages.

A graph that represents quantities from a practical situation, with each axis showing a variable and usually its unit.

The troops positioned at the back of a moving army to protect it against attacks from behind.

The expansion or rebuilding of a country’s armed forces and weapons.

Changing the form of an equation without changing the relationship it represents.

To change the form of an equation without changing the relationship it represents.

Rewriting a formula without changing the relationship it represents.

Changing the form of an equation without changing the relationship it expresses.

Rewriting an equation to make a different variable its subject without changing the relationship it expresses.

The ability to examine evidence, think clearly and judge the likely consequences of a choice.

Judgement based on thinking through reasons and evidence rather than simply accepting a claim.

A change an employer must reasonably make to remove or reduce a disadvantage experienced by a disabled applicant or worker.

A change to facilities, equipment or working arrangements that removes or reduces a disadvantage faced by a disabled person.

A change that an employer or service provider must reasonably make to reduce disadvantages faced by a disabled person.

A realistic prospect that military action will achieve its just aim, rather than waste lives in a hopeless attempt.

A check that compares an answer with an estimate to decide whether its size and sign are plausible.

A judgement that answers the question being investigated and is supported by relevant evidence and scientific reasoning.