what does comma at the right upper side of a digit stands for?
For example: 4+4*12'
2006-12-26 05:27:28 · 8 answers · asked by Homland 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
On a digit it usually means that it's an indication of the units of FEET. 12 inches is a foot.
Usually inches are represented by two little 'commas'...like this:
12" ----- twelve inches
4' ------- 4 FEET
2006-12-26 05:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your example seems to mean 52' (52 feet). But the first 4 is also probably feet and it should read 4'+4*12'. I assume you didn't mistake a comma for a hyphen. Who would? Apostrophe usually means FEET.
2006-12-26 05:41:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is actually a hyphen and represents either feet or minutes deponding if the value is a distance or a time,
2006-12-26 05:33:57 · answer #3 · answered by Renaud 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 'apostrophe' after a number generally indicates feet; a quotation (") indicates inches. My question would be...what does the star (*) indicate?
2006-12-26 05:37:31 · answer #4 · answered by Suzan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is sometimes an abbreviation for the unit of measurement "feet".
2006-12-26 05:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by fcas80 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends... if you are doing measurements it could be the symbol for feet.
if you are doing geometry (like translations, rotations and such) it means Prime. this means where one point of a figure has "moved" to another point. i.e. point A when moved the new point would be point A'
2006-12-26 10:19:24 · answer #6 · answered by Zaza 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
feet
2006-12-26 05:33:22 · answer #7 · answered by Professor Maddie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a hyphin
2006-12-26 05:31:18 · answer #8 · answered by david j k 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋