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Numbers, Mathematical Symbols & Operations

ten thousand

one to five

naught (naught) point (decimal) twenty-eight/ two

eight

two point (decimal) five nought

a (one) half

a (one) third

a (one) quarter, a (one) fourth

a (one) fifth

six and 3 fifths

ten to the power of one; ten to the power one; ten

to the first power; ten to the first

ten to the second; ten squared

ten to the third; ten cubed

ten to the power of infinity

ten to the minus first (power)

ten to the power of two thirds

a to the nth (power)

a to the minus nth (power); the reciprocal of an (a

to the nth power)

a to the power of minus three x

a sub n; a subscript n

a pre-sub n; a pre-subscript n

a super n; a superscript n

a pre-superscript n

a one

A one; capital a one

a plus b

a minus b

a plus or minus b

a times b; a (multiplied) by b

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a divided by b; a over b

a divides b; the ratio of a to b

a times b over c times d

a to the mth times a to the nth is (equals) a to the

power of m plus n

a to the mth divided by a to the nth is (equals) a to

the power of m minus n

a equals b; a is equal to b

a is not equal to b

a is greater than b

a is less than b

a is much greater than b

a is much less than b

a is greater than or equal to b

a is not less than b

a is less than or equal to b; a is not greater than b

a is identical with b; a is always equal to b

a is approximately equal to b

5 hours correspond to twenty kilometres

p is to q as s is to t

the sum of bi for i equals 1 to n

the product of n terms for i equals 1 to n

a is an element of M

a is not an element of M

M is a set with the elements 2, 4, 6

M is an empty/null set

A is a subset of B; A is contained/included in B

A is a proper subset of B

the union of A and B

the intersection of A and B

the Cartesian product of A and B; the cross product

set of A and B

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A and B are equivalent to each other; A can be

mapped on B biuniquely

complement of A; A prime

a dash; a prime

a in brackets

a in braces

a parenthesis (open) b plus c parenthesis (close); a

times the sum of b plus c

bracket (open) a plus b bracket (close) multiplied by

c

one half times brace open a bracket open b plus

parenthesis open c minus d parenthesis bracket
brace close

x squared divided by y cubed in parentheses to the

mth (power)

small e cubed divided by capital e to the fourth

power in parentheses to the power (of) r

square root of a

third/cube root of a

nth root of a

square root of the sum of a plus b

the nth root of d over g equals t

logarithm (decadic or common)

natural logarithm

common logarithm of x

natural logarithm of x

logarithm to the base b

logarithm of two to the base ten is nought point

three, nought, one, nought, three

logarithm of three point one, four, two is nought

point four, nine, seven, two

logarithm of m times n in parentheses to the base a

equals logarithm of m to the base a plus logarithm of
n to the base a

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logarithm of m over n to the base of a equals

logarithm of m to the base a minus logarithm of n to
the base a

logarithm of the rth root of m to the base a is one

rth times logarithm of m to the base a

logarithm of the sine of the angle ß

sine x

cosine x

the (first) derivative of the sine of x equals the

cosine of x

tangent x

cotangent x

secant x

cosecant x

a is parallel to b

a is not parallel to b

a is equal and parallel to b

a is perpendicular to b

capital a (A) has the same angle as capital b (B)

x approaches x nought; x tends to x nought

the limit of f of x as x tends to x one is capital L

the limit of f of x as x tends to x nought is not equal

to f of x nought

the limit of a sub n is zero as n tends to infinity

function f of x; f of x

f prime (dash) of x; first derivative of x

differential of y

infinity differential of x

an increment of y; delta y

dy by dx; the derivative of y = f(x) with respect to x

dny by dx to the nth power; the nth derivative of y =

f(x) with respect to x

partial differentiation

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delta times function of x

integral

double integral

triple integral

indefinite integral

definite integral (a lower limit, b upper limit)

the integral of small x dx equals capital f of x, plus

capital c, if capital f prime of x is equal to small f of x

determinant of a square matrix capital a

the determinant whose element in the ith row and

jth column is a subscript of ij

the matrix with the elements a subscript ik

the matrix whose elements in the ith row and jth

column is a subscript ij

complex conjugate of the matrix A

identity matrix

inverse of the matrix A

Hermitian conjugate of the matrix A

transpose of the matrix A

the norm of matrix A