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Basic Arithmetic Operations in English
- Addition in English:
In English, Addition is denoted as Addition: [ ə'diʃən ].
To represent the plus sign (+), you can use words like and, make, or plus. To express the result, use the verb to be or equal.
For example:
5 plus 5 equals 10.
=> Ten minus five equals five.
=> Ten taken from five equals five.
=> Ten subtract five is five.
- Subtraction in English:
Subtraction in English is denoted as Subtraction: [ səb' trækʃən ].
To represent the minus sign (-), you can use minus, or use the preposition from with the opposite expression. To express the result, use the verb to be or equal.
For example:
5 minus 3 equals 2
=> Two from five equals three.
=> Three subtracted from five is three.
- Multiplication in English:
Multiplication in English is denoted as Multiplication: [ mʌltiplication ].
To represent the multiplication sign (x), you can use multiplied by or times, or simply say two numbers multiplied together, with the second number in plural form. To express the result, use the verb to be or equal.
For example:
2 times 2 equals 4
=> Four is the result of multiplying two twos.
=> Four is obtained by multiplying two by two.
=> Four results from two times two.
- Division in English:
Division in English is termed as Division: [ də' viʒən ].
To represent the division sign (÷), you can use divided by, or use into in the opposite manner as in subtraction. To express the result, use the verb to be, equal, or go.
For example:
6 divided by 2 equals 3
=> Three is the quotient of dividing six by two.
=> Two times two is / equals four.
Some other English vocabulary related to mathematics
Below are some English vocabulary related to mathematics:
- Multiplication table [ mʌltiplication teibəl ] : the times table
- Add [ æd ] : to sum, to include
- Subtract [ səb' trækt ] : to deduct, to take away
- Divide [ də' vaid ] : to partition
- Add [ plʌs ] : to combine, to augment
- Subtract [ 'mainəs ] : to deduct, to remove
For further reference, check out How to Calculate Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, and Division in Excel here.
