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I'm going to study in usa, but i don't know these math signs, can anyone write me what they are in english?

here they are:
+
-
=
*
/
^
0.5
2^-4

if anything left, please include.

2007-02-18 08:47:03 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference Other - Education

9 answers

I am NOT a Math person, but here are some of the answers in simple terms. Hope this helps a little bit. Maybe someone else can fill in the others for you.


+ plus sign (addition or add)
- minus sign (subtraction or subtract)
= equal sign
* multiply (also can be written as X)
/ fraction or divide (division)
0.5 decimal

2007-02-18 08:57:43 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Sweetmusic ♥ 5 · 0 0

In your order:
plus
minus
equals
multiplied by
divided by
the sign is called a carret, but means "to the nth power"
zero point five or just point five
two to the negative fourth power.

You left out square root.

2007-02-18 08:57:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

plus
minus
equals
multiply (usually x)
to the root of ( 2^2 is the same as 2 squared which equals 4)
five tenths
two to the negative fourth

2007-02-18 08:55:12 · answer #3 · answered by ♥Pictsy♥ 4 · 0 0

+ is add or plus
- is subtract or minus
= is equals
* is multiply
/ is divided by or "over"
^ is "to the __" power (like 2^2: two to the second power=4)
0.5 is one half or half of one
2^-4 is two to the negative 4 power.

2007-02-18 08:56:12 · answer #4 · answered by Panda 3 · 0 0

Plus (Add), Minus (Subtract), equals, times (multiply), divideed by (Divide), 0.5 is a decimal or can mean half.

2007-02-18 08:55:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

+ add
- subtract
= equals
* sometimes multiply
/ divide
^ im not sure of this one
. that is a decimal
im also not sure about that last one

others are:
< less than
> greater than
% percent

Those are all that i know and good luck on your studies!!!

2007-02-18 08:57:39 · answer #6 · answered by kyleekoolaid123 2 · 0 0

+ plus
- minus
= equal, equals
* multiply
/ divide
^ sorry, I don't know this one
0.5 one/half
2^ - 4 sorry

There is a complete chart of mathematical symbols in Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_of_mathematical_symbols

2007-02-18 08:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by istitch2 6 · 0 0

+ plus (add)
- subtract
= sum
* multiply
/ divide
^ raised to something
0.5 half
2^-4 two to the negative fourth

2007-02-18 08:55:41 · answer #8 · answered by greysgirl 3 · 0 0

addition
subtraction
equals or total
multiplication
division
up?
0.5 is a decimal
not sure about this one

2007-02-18 08:55:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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