Below is a list of abbreviations that appear at the end of each definition. They indicate the units in which the term is discussed.
| Abrv. | Unit | Abrv. | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| AN | Accentuate the Negative | BPI | Bits and Pieces I |
| BPII | Bits and Pieces II | BPIII | Bits and Pieces III |
| COUNTING | Clever Counting | COVERING | Covering and Surrounding |
| CS | Comparing and Scaling | DAU | Data About Us |
| DATA AROUND | Data Around Us | DD | Data Distributions |
| FF | Frogs and Fleas and Painted Cubes | FW | Filling and Wrapping |
| GG | Growing, Growing, Growing | HL | How Likely Is It? |
| KHM | Kaleidoscopes, Hubcaps and Mirrors | MSA | Moving Straight Ahead |
| PYTH | Looking For Pythagoras | PT | Prime Time |
| RUINS | Runins of Montarek | SA | Shapes of Algebra |
| SD | Shapes and Designs | SP | Samples and Populations |
| SS | Stretching and Shrinking | SYM | Say It With Symbols |
| TWMM | Thinking With Mathematical Models | VP | Variables and Patterns |
| WDYE | What Do You Expect? |
