How to Read Math Expressions
Learn to Pronounce Math Symbols and Formulas
Basic
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$a + b$$ | a plus b | |
| $$a - b$$ | a minus b | |
| $$a \cdot b$$ | a times b | |
| $$a / b$$ | a over b | |
| $$a > b$$ | a is greater than b | |
| $$a < b$$ | a is less than b | |
| $$a = b$$ | a is equal to b | |
| $$a \neq b$$ | a is not equal to b | |
| $$a \geq b$$ | a is greater than or equal to b | |
| $$a \leq b$$ | a is less than or equal to b | |
| $$x^2$$ | x squared | |
| $$x^3$$ | x cubed | |
| $$x^n$$ | x to the power of n | |
| $$\sqrt{x}$$ | the square root of x | |
| $$\sqrt[n]{x}$$ | the n-th root of x | |
| $$\log x$$ | the logarithm of x (base 10) | |
| $$\ln x$$ | the natural logarithm of x (base e) | |
| $$e^x$$ | e to the power of x | |
| $$|x|$$ | the modulus of x | |
| $$\overline{x}$$ | x bar (the average of x) | |
| $$a \pm b$$ | a plus or minus b | |
| $$\frac{a}{b}$$ | a over b (fraction) | |
| $$a!$$ | a factorial |
Numbers
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$-5$$ | negative five | |
| $$0.25$$ | zero point two five | |
| $$1.5$$ | one point five |
Fractions
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\frac{1}{2}$$ | one half | |
| $$\frac{3}{4}$$ | three quarters | |
| $$\frac{1}{7}$$ | one seventh |
Powers and Roots
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$3^2$$ | three squared | |
| $$5^4$$ | five to the power of four | |
| $$\sqrt{4}$$ | the square root of four | |
| $$\sqrt[3]{8}$$ | the cube root of eight |
Angle Operations
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\sin \theta$$ | sine of theta | |
| $$\cos \theta$$ | cosine of theta | |
| $$\tan \theta$$ | tangent of theta | |
| $$\csc \theta$$ | cosecant of theta | |
| $$\sec \theta$$ | secant of theta | |
| $$\cot \theta$$ | cotangent of theta | |
| $$\sin^{-1} x$$ | arcsine of x or inverse sine of x | |
| $$\cos^{-1} x$$ | arccosine of x or inverse cosine of x | |
| $$\tan^{-1} x$$ | arctangent of x or inverse tangent of x | |
| $$\sin(\alpha \pm \beta)$$ | sine of (alpha plus or minus beta) | |
| $$\cos(\alpha \pm \beta)$$ | cosine of (alpha plus or minus beta) | |
| $$\tan(\alpha \pm \beta)$$ | tangent of (alpha plus or minus beta) | |
| $$\theta \pm \phi$$ | theta plus or minus phi | |
| $$\theta \cdot \phi$$ | theta times phi | |
| $$\theta / \phi$$ | theta over phi | |
| $$\sinh x$$ | hyperbolic sine of x | |
| $$\cosh x$$ | hyperbolic cosine of x | |
| $$\tanh x$$ | hyperbolic tangent of x |
Logic and Sets
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$a := b$$ | a is defined by(given as) b | |
| $$S_1 \Rightarrow S_2$$ | S sub one implies S sub two | |
| $$S_1 \Leftrightarrow S_2$$ | S sub one is equivalent to S sub two | |
| $$\{a, b, c\}$$ | the set of a, b, and c | |
| $$a \in A$$ | a is an element of set A | |
| $$\emptyset \text{ or } \{\}$$ | empty set | |
| $$A \subset B$$ | A is a proper subset of B | |
| $$A \subseteq B$$ | A is a subset of B | |
| $$A \cup B$$ | A union B | |
| $$A \cap B$$ | A intersection B | |
| $$A \setminus B$$ | A minus B | |
| $$\equiv$$ | is equivalent to | |
| $$\exists$$ | there exists | |
| $$\nexists$$ | there does not exist | |
| $$\forall$$ | for all | |
| $$\exists p \in \mathbb{P}, p = 2$$ | there exists a prime number p such that p equals two. | |
| $$\forall x \in \mathbb{R}, x + 0 = x$$ | for all x in the set of real numbers, x plus zero equals x. | |
| $$\mathbb{N}$$ | the set of all natural numbers | |
| $$\mathbb{Z}$$ | the set of all integers | |
| $$\mathbb{Q}$$ | the set of all rational numbers | |
| $$\mathbb{R}$$ | the set of all real numbers | |
| $$\mathbb{C}$$ | the set of all complex numbers | |
| $$\mathbb{P}$$ | the set of all prime numbers | |
| $$A \triangle B$$ | symmetric difference of A and B | |
| $$A^c$$ | complement of A | |
| $$\overline{A}$$ | closure of A |
Intervals
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$[a, b]$$ | closed interval from a to b | |
| $$(a, b)$$ | open interval from a to b | |
| $$[a, b)$$ | the interval from a to b, inclusive of a and exclusive of b. | |
| $$(a, b]$$ | the interval from a to b, exclusive of a and inclusive of b. | |
| $$(a, \infty)$$ | the half line starting at a and extending to infinity, exclusive of a. | |
| $$(-\infty, a)$$ | the half line starting at negative infinity and extending to a, exclusive of a. |
Factorials and Binomial Coefficients
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$n!$$ | n factorial (the product of all positive integers up to n) | |
| $$\binom{n}{k} \text{or} nC_k$$ | n choose k (the number of ways to choose k elements from a set of n elements) | |
| $$P(n,k)$$ | permutation of n things taken k at a time |
Sum and Product
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\sum_{n=1}^{\infty} a_n$$ | the sum of a sub n from n equals 1 to infinity | |
| $$\sum_{k=0}^n \binom{n}{k}$$ | the sum from k equals zero to n of n choose k | |
| $$( \sum_{k=1}^n a_k b_k )^2$$ | the square of the sum of the products of a sub k and b sub k from k equals 1 to n | |
| $$\prod_{k=1}^n k$$ | the product from k equals one to n of k (n factorial) | |
| $$\bigcup_{i=1}^n A_i$$ | union of sets A sub i from i equals 1 to n | |
| $$\bigcap_{i=1}^n A_i$$ | intersection of sets A sub i from i equals 1 to n |
Functions
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\varphi$$ | phi (variant) | |
| $$\varphi(0) = 0$$ | phi of zero equals zero | |
| $$f : A \to B$$ | f is a function that maps from the set A to the set B | |
| $$x \mapsto f(x)$$ | x is mapped to f(x) | |
| $$g: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{C}, \theta \mapsto g(\theta) := e^{i\theta}$$ | g from R(real numbers) to C(complex numbers), theta maps to g of theta, defined as(given by) e to the i theta | |
| $$f: \mathbb{R} \to \mathbb{R}, x \mapsto f(x) := 1 + x^2$$ | f from R(real numbers) to R, x maps to f of x, defined as(given by) one plus x squared | |
| $$h: \mathbb{C} \to [0, \infty), z \mapsto h(z) := |z|$$ | function h maps complex numbers C to the set of non-negative real numbers from zero to infinity, z maps to function h of z equals the modulus of z | |
| $$\text{im}(f)$$ | image or range of f | |
| $$\text{im}(f) = B$$ | the image(range) of f equals B | |
| $$f: A \to \text{im}(f)$$ | f from A to the image of f | |
| $$f^{-1}$$ | inverse function of f | |
| $$f^{-1}(b) := a$$ | f inverse of b is defined as(given by) a | |
| $$f_{i,j}$$ | f sub i comma j | |
| $$f \circ g$$ | f composed with g | |
| $$\ker(f)$$ | kernel of f | |
| $$f(x)$$ | f of x | |
| $$\lim_{x \to 0}$$ | x approaches 0 |
Calculus Operation Notations
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\frac{d}{dx}$$ | d by dx (the derivation with respect to x) | |
| $$\frac{d}{dx} f(x)$$ | the derivative of f with respect to x | |
| $$f'(x)$$ | f prime of x (the derivative of f with respect to x) | |
| $$\int f(x) dx$$ | the integral of f with respect to x | |
| $$\int_a^b f(x) dx$$ | the definite integral of f from a to b with respect to x | |
| $$\lim_{x \to a} f(x)$$ | the limit of f as x approaches a | |
| $$\oint f(x) dx$$ | the line integral of f with respect to x |
Vector calculus and physics
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\nabla$$ | nabla or del | |
| $$\nabla f$$ | gradient of(nabla) f | |
| $$\nabla \cdot \mathbf{F}$$ | divergence of(nabla dot) F | |
| $$\nabla \times \mathbf{F}$$ | curl of(nabla cross) F | |
| $$\partial$$ | partial | |
| $$\frac{\partial}{\partial x} f(x)$$ | the partial derivative of f with respect to x | |
| $$\frac{\partial f}{\partial x}$$ | partial of f with respect to x | |
| $$\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x^2}$$ | the second partial derivative of f with respect to x squared | |
| $$\frac{\partial}{\partial x_j} ( \frac{\partial f}{\partial x_i} )$$ | The partial derivative with respect to x sub j of the partial derivative of f with respect to x sub i | |
| $$\frac{\partial^2 f}{\partial x_j \partial x_i}$$ | The second partial derivative of f with respect to x sub j and x sub i | |
| $$\mathbf{a} \cdot \mathbf{b}$$ | dot product of vectors a and b | |
| $$\mathbf{a} \times \mathbf{b}$$ | cross product of vectors a and b |
Matrix Operations
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$A^T$$ | transpose of matrix A | |
| $$A^{-1}$$ | inverse of matrix A |
Complex Numbers
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$z = a + bi$$ | z equals a plus b i (complex number) | |
| $$|z|$$ | modulus of z | |
| $$\arg(z)$$ | argument of z | |
| $$\overline{z}$$ | complex conjugate of z |
Differential Equations
| Expression | How to Read | Pronounce |
|---|---|---|
| $$\frac{dy}{dx} = f(x,y)$$ | dy by dx equals f of x and y (first-order differential equation) | |
| $$\frac{d^2y}{dx^2} + p(x)\frac{dy}{dx} + q(x)y = r(x)$$ | d squared y by dx squared plus p of x times dy by dx plus q of x times y equals r of x (second-order linear differential equation) |
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