英語表現 By
Tohei Moritani 森谷東平
A.
Reading numbers
and equations in English
1 |
|
103 106 109 1012 104 |
103 106 109 1012 104 thousand
million billion trillion ten thousand |
2 |
Decimal |
3.45 |
three point four five |
3 |
Fraction |
|
a
half, one half a
third, one third two
thirds three
tenths
one and a half
three fourths |
4 |
Addition |
12 + 5 = 17 |
・Twelve plus five equals seventeen. ・Twelve plus five makes seventeen ・The sum (total) of 12 and 5 is 17. |
5 |
Subtraction |
12 – 5 = 7 |
・12 minus 5 equals (is) 7. ・Subtract 5 from 12, the answer is (yields) 7. |
6 |
|
98 – 7 + 2 = ? |
・Subtract 7 from 98 and add 2, what is the result? |
7 |
Multiplication |
20 x 3 = 60 |
・Twenty multiplied by 3 equals 60. ・Twenty times 3 is 60. ・Multiply 20 by 3 to get 60. |
8 |
Division |
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・20 divided by 2 equals (is, makes) 10. ・Half of 20 is 10. |
9 |
|
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・21 divided by 3 gives 7. ・One-third of 21 is 7. |
10 |
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two fold, two times, two x, power of
two, double ten-fold, ten times, power of ten |
11 |
Root |
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square root of
cube root of
n-th root of |
12 |
Exponent |
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squared cubed to the fourth
x (raised) to the fourth (power)
|
13 |
|
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to the
minus two (power) to the
one-third (power)
|
14 |
|
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ten to the zero power ten to the -th (power) |
15 |
Rounding |
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Twenty divided by two point two is nine point 0 nine;
it is nine point one when rounding (off). |
16 |
Equations |
|
k times sub equals
the integral of dm. |
á We increased output by a factor of five.
á If the mass of a weight is doubled in a simple spring, by
what factor does the period change?
á By what factor does the kinetic energy of a car change when its speed is tripled?
á
á This rope is three times longer than that
one. = This rope is three times as long as that
one.
á How many times heavier is an elephant than a mouse?
B.
Common Prefixes
Power |
Prefix |
Abbreviation |
|
Power |
Prefix |
Abbreviation |
|
|
|
|
10-2 |
centi |
c |
103 |
kilo |
k |
|
10-3 |
mili |
m |
106 |
mega |
M |
|
10-6 |
micro |
|
109 |
giga |
G |
|
10-9 |
nano |
n |
1012 |
tera |
T |
|
10-12 |
pico |
p |
1015 |
peta |
P |
|
10-15 |
femto |
f |
C.
Geometrical figures
D.
Tables
E.
Graphs