Wording of mathematics formulae

½

– a half , one half

0

– [ou], zero [‘zirou]

+

– plus

–

– minus

*

– multiplication sign

( )

– round brackets

a`

– a prime

a``

– a second prime; a double prime; a twice dashed

F₁

– F sub one; F first

F₂

– F sub two; F second

ab`

– a multiplied by b prime

Х²

– x square; x squared; x to the second power; x raised to the second power; the square of x; the second power of x;

Y³

– y cube; y cubed; y to the third (power); y raised to the third power; the cube of y; the third power of y;

Z¹º

– z to minus tenth (power)

C

– constant

x > 0

– x is greater than 0

x < 0

– x is less than 0

a = x

– a is equal to x

U = X²

– u is equal to(equals) x square

F = m*a

– force is equal to mass multiplied by

acceleration; F is equal to m multiplied by a

U=1/(1+X²)

– u is equal to the ratio of one to one plus x square

½ bh

– half of the reoduct bh

y = 1 + cos x

– y is equal to one plus cosine x

S_n → A

– sub n tends to A

q = m` / n`

– q is equal to m prime divided by n prime

q = nm`/ N

– q is equal to n multiplied by m prime divided by N

y = f(x)

– y is a function of x

u=f(x) – a_о+a₁x₂ + aх²+ах

– u is a function of x is equal to a sub 0 ou plus a sub one more one multiplied by x plus a sub two multiplied by x to the 2^nd power plus a sub multiplied by x to the n-th power

d² = (y₁ – y₂)І

– d square is equal to, round brackets opened, y sub one minus y sub two, round brackets closed, square

X² + 2_n – 3 = f(x)

– x square plus two multiplied by n minus three is a function of x

ds / dx

– first derivative of s with to x

log x

– corresponds to the Russian ln x