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Unit 8: Saying Mathematical Symbols and Terms

This document discusses how to say mathematical symbols and terms in English. It provides examples of common mathematical symbols used in algebra and their English meanings. It also explains how to read and say numbers, number combinations with multiple digits, fractions, decimal numbers, and basic mathematical expressions in English. The document is intended to help students learn to read and understand common mathematical terms and symbols in English.

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Unit 8: Saying Mathematical Symbols and Terms

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UNIT 8

SAYING MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS AND TERMS

A. Tujuan Pembelajaran
Setelah mempelajari materi pada Unit 6 ini, diharapkan mahasiswa dapat membaca dan
memahami istilah-istilah serta simbol-simbol matematika (mathematical symbols and terms)
dalam bahasa Inggris yang sering digunakan dalam pembelajaran matematika.

B. Isi Pembelajaran
1. Mathematical Symbols
Math Symbols

N
Z
R

Xx
Xx
X Y
XY
X Y
+

a,b

Meaningful mathematics statement


identically equal (didefinisikan)
congruent with (sama dengan)
Approximately (Kira2)
not equal to (tidak sama dengan)
less than or equal to (Lebih kecil/sama dengan)
greater than or equal to (Lebih besar/sama
dengan)
logical and
logical or
for all
there exists
n-ary summation (jumlah)
angle
the set of natural numbers
the set of whole numbers (integers)
the set of real numbers
an empty set
an infinity sign
an element x belongs to a set X
an element x doesnt belong to a set X
a set X is a subset of a set Y
a union of sets X and Y
an intersection of sets X and Y
plus sign/added by
minus sign/subtracted by
multiplication/multiplied by
division/divided by
square root/radical sign
orthogonal to/perpendicular
pi = 3,14159
factorial
integral
a numerical sign

2. How to say number and symbols


a. How to say numbers and ordinal numbers
Digit
1 digit numbers

Number forms
0, 1, 2,3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,
17, 18, 19

2 digit numbers
20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90
3 digit numbers
4 digit numbers
5 digit numbers
6 digit numbers
7 digit numbers
8 digit numbers
9 digit numbers
10 digit numbers

100, 300, 500, ...


2000, 4000,
10 000, 30 000, ...
300 000
5 000 000
30 000 000
500 000 000
2 000 000 000

Ordinal numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Word
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Eight
Ninth
Tenth

Number forms in English


zero, one, two, three, four,
five, six, seven, eight, nine
ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen,
fourteen, fifteen, sixteen,
seventeen, eighteen, nineteen
twenty, thirty, forty, fifty,
sixty,
one hundred, three hundred,
five hundred, ...
two thousand, four
thousand,...
ten thousand, thirty
thousand,...
three hundred thousand
five million
thirty million
five hundred million
two billion
Abbreviation
1th
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th

b. How to say number combination


Numbers

Break down

47

equals (=) 40 + 7

683

equals (=) 600 + 80 + 3

3562

equals (=) 3000 + 500 +


60 + 2

Explanation
This number has two digits. The
highest is forty, the next value is
seven. Therefore it should be forty
seven
This number has three digits. The
highest value is six hundred followed
by eighty followed by three. Therefore
it should be six hundred and eighty
three
This number has four digits. The
highest value is three thousand
followed by five hundred followed by
sixty followed by two. Therefore it
should be three thousand five hundred
and sixty two

c. How to say numbers with decimal point


Numbers

Break down

3.7

equal (=) 3 + 0.7

58.4

equal (=) 50 + 8 + 0.4

5.84

equal (=) 5 + 0.84

Explanation
This number has one digit. The highest
value is three followed by zero point
seven. Therefore it should be three
point seven
This number has two digits. The
highest value is fifty followed by eight
followed by zero point four. Therefore
it should be fifty eight point four
This number has one digit. The highest
value is five followed by zero point
eight four. Therefore it should be five
point eight four

d. How to say fraction


Generally, we can say a fraction sign (ex: or a/b) with word over
for example:
a)

, it should be said as thirty seven over five.

b) , it should be said as three over seven

Note: The upper part of fraction called a numerator, the lower part of a fraction called a denominator.

c) Some fractions already have a designated name, but the value of the numerator
should not more than the value of the denominator.
Example:
-

is half

is x-third; one-third, two-thirds, not five-thirds

is x-quarter; one-quarters, three-quarters, not seven-quarters

is x-fifth; one-fifth, two-fifths, three-fifths, not nine-fifths

3. How to say mathematical expression


Math
expression
25 + 352 = 377
45 56 = -11
3 x 7 = 21
24 : 6 = 4
43 = 64
= 25

x + y = 12
x = y -10
x < y +3
xy
-

English expression
Twenty five plus three hundred and fifty two is three hundred and seventy
seven
Forty five minus fifty six is negative eleven
Three multiplied by seven is twenty one
Twenty four divided by six is four
Four raised to the power of three is sixty four or four cubed is sixty four.
The square root of six hundred and twenty five is twenty five
The cube root of sixty four is four or the third root of sixty four is four
The fifth root of thirty two is two
x plus y is twelve
The value of x is equal to the value of y minus ten
The value of x is less than the value of y plus three
The value of x is smaller than y
Minus five thirty-fourths

C. Tugas 6
1. Tulislah mathematical expressions berikut ini dengan kalimat Bahasa Inggris,
kemudian praktekkan untuk membacanya dengan teman Anda:
a. 13 + 128 = 141
f. 53 = 125
b. -2 7 =-9
c. 53 x 2 = 106
d. 32 : 4 = 8
e.

g.
h. x + 3 < 8

2.

Apakah yang dimaksud dengan mathematical termsberikut ini, jelaskan !


a. Arc
b. Complementary angle
c. Greatest Common Factor (GCF)
d. Obtuse triangle
e. Protactor

3. Jodohkanlah antara mathematical termsdalam bahasa Inggris dan bahasa Indonesia


berikut ini:

Bahasa Inggris
Chord
Denominator
Obtuse angle
Paralellogram
Whole number

Bahasa Indonesia
Jajargenjang
Sudut tumpul
Penyebut
Persegipanjang
Tali busur
Bilangan bulat

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