How To Pronounce Math Expressions

Maths expressions aren t english and when you read them you just read out each character.

How to pronounce math expressions.

How would you pronounce these advanced math expressions for the audio only listener i ve been assigned reading a math paper onto audio. Common pronunciations in british english gimson 1981 of mathematical and scientific symbols are given in the list below. In general the shortest versions are preferred unless greater precision is necessary. Logic 9 there exists 8 for all p q pimplies q if p then q p q pif and only if q pis equivalent to q pand qare.

If a number is negative simply use negative before the number. We use minus to subtract numbers. We list many examples to demonstrate how to pronounce basic equations of addition subtraction multiplication and division. Note that the small two is read squared small three is cubed and small 4 or higher powers are read as to the power 4 so bracket three x plus one close bracket squared minus x squared.

Most of it i m ok with since i teach math but as we get into the more complex tensor equations i m having trouble knowing how to speak the expressions. Plus is more common. Listen to the audio pronunciation in english. American pronunciation of mathematics symbols pronunciation 23 two cubed 62 six squared 75 seven to the fifth power or seven to the fifth p 25 the square root of twenty five or twenty five to the one half power 3 p 27 the cube root of twenty seven 8 p 32 the eighth root of thirty two a 2 b c2 a squared plus b squared equals c squared.

Mathematical and scientific symbols. How to say maths.