Questions tagged [pronunciation]
Questions on the pronunciation of mathematical terms and notation.
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pronunciation problem [closed]
what is the phonetic spelling of ''Joukowski Airfoil''
Is there a dictionary to find the true pronunciation of such names?
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How do you read set union and intersection notation?
How do you read
$$A \bigcup B $$
"The union of A and B" (starting with the operator) is unintuitive ("x plus y" is more intuitive and shorter than "the addition of x and y&...
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Pronunciation of multivariable function $f(x,y,z)$.
Can someone tell me how is $f(x,y)$ and $f(x,y,z)$ is pronounced? Is $f(x,y)$ read as f of x and y? Is $f(x,y,z)$ said as f of x, y, and z? Thank you.
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How to say $!n$ out loud [closed]
Is there a common way to pronounce the expression $!n$ for the number of derangements of $n$ objects, other than "The number of derangements of $n$ objects?" Something like "factorial $...
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How do you pronounce $\tilde{R}$?
I found $\tilde{R}$ in a mathematical text, and I would like to know how this is pronounced. I tried to search on the internet but was not able to find anything related.
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How do you read aloud a probability notation in English? [closed]
I'm learning probability and I'm trying to "translate" one line from mathematical notation to English.
It's the definition of a random variable:
$$\textbf{X}^{-1}(-\infty,x)=\{w\in\Omega;\...
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How to pronounce $\breve{E}$?
How to pronounce $\breve{E}$ ?
The TeX command for it is "\breve{E}" , but I don't know if it would be correct to say "E breve" during a presentation.
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How is "X with tilde on top" pronounced when spoken?
How is $\tilde{X}$ pronounced when a paper is being read out loud?
Sorry if this is a duplicate but couldn't figure out how to search for it. TIA
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How do you read an expression such as e^{-rt}
I heard people say that
the exponential to the power of R times T
e^{rt}
Is it normal?
What about other similar things?
e^{-rt}
Is it read
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How to read $x^n-1$ and $x^{n-1}$?
Now, it may sound absurd, but I would like to know (if exists), how to read $(x^{n-1})$ and $(x^n-1)$ distinctly and practice this it in everyday Mathematics.
As of now, I read $(x^{n-1})$ as, "x ...
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How do you read $|a+b| \le |a|+|b|?$
How do you read $|a+b| \le |a|+|b|?$
We have a lesson in mathematical language and sentences. This one is the hardest to answer.
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How is an ordered pair (a,b) actually read aloud? An ordered tuple?
I know what an ordered tuple (e.g. ordered pair) is. I'm not wondering for any reason in particular, but I couldn't find anything on the internet. The question is the title.
I'm usually one to try and ...
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Pronunciation of HOMFLY polynomial
How should HOMFLY polynomial be pronounced? It is an acronym, but clearly chosen so that it could be pronounced as a word.
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Pronouncing the symbol $!$ as understood as a morphism in category theory.
How does one pronounce the symbol $!$ as a morphism in category theory?
I heard it spoken as, "shriek" here, but I don't know whether that's the convention or not.
In my opinion, "exclamation mark" ...
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English pronunciation of semi colon in probabilities
In English, I believe the notation $p(x, z \mid \theta)$ is pronounced something like;
pee-of-ex-zee-given-theta
But I sometimes see a semicolon used, as in $p(x, z \,; \theta)$, which I believe ...
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How do you pronounce $\mathbb{F}_2, \mathbb{F}_2^n, \mathbb{N}^k, [n] = \{1,\ldots,n\},$ and $S \subseteq [n]$?
How do you pronounce $\mathbb{F}_2, \mathbb{F}_2^n, \mathbb{N}^k, [n] = \{1,\ldots,n\},$ and $S \subseteq [n]$ when you're reading a text?
I've just started reading more advanced math textbooks and ...
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Subgroups of the Torsion Subgroup of an Elliptic Curve
A silly question.
I am working through Silverman and Tate, Rational Points on Elliptic Curves
Let $E$ be an elliptic curve given by a Weierstrass equation $$E:y^2=x^3+ax^2+bx+c, \quad a,b,c \in \...
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Italian pronunciation of the symbol $dx$
I am afraid this question is going to be rather specific and perhaps off-topic, but I hope some of the Italian users (at least) can help me out with this curiosity.
I have always been used to the ...
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How to pronounce $C^\infty$?
I am thinking "C-infinite" or "infinitely differentiable". The second one is absolutely correct, but too long for colloquial use. I'd prefer the first one if possible. Is it correct or common?
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How to pronounce "$\mapsto$", as in "$x\mapsto f(x)$"? [duplicate]
Lots of symbols have their pronunciations. For instance, "$\tbinom {n}{k}$" is pronounced "$n$ choose $k$", and "$\forall$" is pronounced "for all".
The symbol ...
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How to pronounce $\Sigma_1$?
I have to give a presentation and part of it involves talking about the recursively enumerable sets. However, some of the theorems I am quoting (like Rosser's proof of Godel's first incompleteness ...
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How do you pronounce $\check{n}$?
I did search the internet but could not find a source mentioning the pronunciation of the mathematical symbol $\mathbf{\check{}}$ as in $\check{n}$. How do you pronounce it?
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What is the generally accepted pronunciation of “topoi”?
Apologies if this annoys proponents of “toposes “.
It appears to me that there are three main candidates for pronunciation, all focusing on the last syllable:
Top-oy (rhyming with “toy” in British ...
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How to verbalise ':' in a definition?
When I write a definition, e.g.
Let $f : \mathbb{R} \rightarrow \mathbb{R}$
How does one pronounce the colon ':' symbol?
I would naively guess 'Let f be-a-function-mapping from the reals to the ...
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How to read the expression of an affine connection: $\nabla_X Y$?
I am studying Riemannian Geometry from the textbook Riemannian Geometry by do Carmo (English edition). In section 2 of chapter 2, page 50, he defines an affine connection as follows:
2.1 Definition....
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The correct spelling of the space $L^4$
Good morning everybody,
It is well-known that the space of $L^{2}$ function is called: "the space of square integrable functions"
What about the space of $L^{4}$ functions? can we say "the space of ...
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How to pronounce the notation $\lim\limits_{x \to a^+} F(x, y) = F(a^+, y) = F(a, y)$
Related: How does the notation of limits read in plain English?
How does the following notation read in plain English:
I can't interpret it myself.
$$\lim\limits_{x \to a^+} F(x, y) = F(a^+, y) = F(...
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How to pronounce the notation $\lim\limits_{x \to \infty \\ y \to \infty} F(x, y) = 1$
How does the following notation read in plain English:
$$\lim\limits_{x \to \infty \\ y \to \infty} F(x, y) = 1$$
As far as I can read:
If $x$ and $y$ approaches $\infty$, the value of ...
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How to pronounce "equicontinuous"?
I couldn't find the word equicontinuous in the dictionary, so I hope this is the right place to ask. The definition can be found in the wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equicontinuity
If I ...
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How to pronounce this notation
Reading this paper : https://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.04644.pdf
the following term :
$$L_\infty$$
is referenced in the context of :
How is $L_\infty$ pronounced ? Is it just "L infinity" ?
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How to pronounce of $0^+$ and $0^-$?
I'm not an English native speaker and I don't know how to pronounce $0^+$ and $0^-$.
Could you help me, please?
I'm referring to the symbols that appear for example in the limits
$lim_{x\to 0^+}f(x)...
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How do you pronounce $\frac{dy}{dx}$?
Just out of curiosity...
I always say "dee-why dee-ex"
Some people say "dee-why by dee-ex" (especially many of my maths lecturers)
Others say "dee-why on/over dee-ex"
I've noticed that most of my ...
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How to pronounce $\mathcal{E}$?
How to say $\mathcal{E}$ when we are speaking about mathematics? Can I call it "curly E"?
And also how to pronounce $\mathcal{A}$ and $\mathcal{B}$ and $\mathcal{P}$ and so on?
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Need help with notation - Supremum
I'm reading a paper, 'Invariant Scattering Convolution Networks'. Equation 2, page 2 reads as follows;
I'm not familiar with the $\underset{u}{sup}$ notation - does this refer to the support of the ...
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Pronunciation of $\in$-minimal
How do I pronounce $\in$-minimal? I need to know it to see whether I should write "$X$ has a $\in$-minimal element" or "$X$ has an $\in$-minimal element".
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How to pronounce "L'Hospital"? [closed]
How to pronounce "L'Hospital"? Some people pronounce like "lapital". When I was in 12th standard, some teachers used to pronounce "lapital" and some used to pronounce "L hospital".
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How to read $\textbf{A}^{op}$ in category theory?
Simple question, how does one pronounce the name of the category $\textbf{A}^{op}$, defined as the dual of the category $\textbf{A}$?
Reading it, I want to say $\textit{ay-opp}$ /e$ɪ$-$ɑ$p/.
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How is $\ln$ pronounced by English speakers?
I have always heard an expression like $\ln (x^2)$ pronounced aloud as "ell-enn ex squared". That is, the name of the function $\ln$ is read aloud as a two-letter abbreviation. However, I recently ...
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Pronunciation of Limacon
I have a presentation on common polar graphs.
one of them is the graph of $b+a\cos{\theta}$, or a limacon.
however, i'm not sure as to whether it's pronounced
-lih-muh-son
-lih-muh-con
-lie-ma-...
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Pronunciation of variable with subindex
This question is about pronunciation of variables with a subindex such as $P_i$.
In this Stanford video lecture on statistical mechanics $P_i$ is pronounced "
Pees of i" and $E_i$ is pronounced "Ees ...
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How to pronounce $\circledcirc$ (an infinitesimal)?
I'm reading a paper in which $\circledcirc$ is used to mean an infinitesimal (from nonstandard analysis). So, for example, you would have $0<\circledcirc^2<\circledcirc$.
I'm wondering how to ...
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$\operatorname{Spec}(A)$ is called "the (prime) spectrum of $A$". What is $\operatorname{Proj}(A)$ called?
Modern algebraic geometry makes heavy use of two constructions that turn rings into schemes: Spec and Proj. The first construction turns a commutative ring $A$ into a scheme $\operatorname{Spec}(A)$, ...
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How to say (pronounce) $\partial$ in the context of homology?
I am curious what is the common way to say (in English contexts) the name of $\partial$ (the boundary homomorphism) in homology theory. I.e. when giving a talk / speaking.
The boundary homomorphism ...
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Correct pronunciation of $\in$.
I was curious whether there is a standard reference for the correct English pronunciation of general mathematical symbols. In particular, I am wondering how to pronounce the symbol "$\in$" correctly, ...
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How to say $\sin^2(x)$ in English
What's the official way to say $\sin^2(x)$? Is it "sin squared of $x$" or "sin of x, pause, squared"?
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How do you pronounce the expression $(i|i)$?
I'm writing a library for translating latex into readable speech, and usually I rely on Larry's speakeasy to let me know how to read an equation.
Seeing as I could not find an answer for the ...
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proper way to say this theorem out loud
how do you say this theorem? My attempt:
Let S be a Topological space, and let T-naught and the sets indexed by w be connected subsets of S. Assume T-naught and the sets indexed by w are not disjoint ...
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How to read partial ordering in a set?
Let $X$ be a partially ordered set with partial order $\preceq$. Then how can we read $x\preceq y$. Is it $x$ less than or equal l to $y$.?
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How to pronounce "$ a:b=c:d$" in English?
I just realized that I have never used something as simple as proportions in spoken English so far, but today I have to. So simple question for native speakers: How do you pronounce for example
$$ a:b=...
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Pronunciation of Indexed Collection of Sets
I'm currently learning about sets and I want to discuss the material. However, I'm unsure of the pronunciation of certain symbols.
For instance, I know that
(1) $A\cup B$ is read, "A union B."
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