símbolos matemáticos
/simbolos matematikos/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'math symbols' is translated into Spanish as símbolos matemáticos.
For example, the division symbol (÷) is called división, the greater than symbol (>) is mayor que and the less than symbol (<) is menor que.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of símbolos (symbols) and matemáticos (mathematical).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective matemáticos must agree in both gender (masculine) and number (plural) with the noun símbolos. To refer to a single math symbol, use the singular form símbolo matemático.
Did you know?
- While English speakers use the word 'decimal point', Spanish speakers refer to it as coma decimal because many Spanish-speaking countries use a comma instead of a dot as the separator.
- The word símbolo shares a root with the English word 'symbol', but in Spanish, it is specifically used for abstract representations, whereas signo is often preferred for the physical mark of a math operation.
- In some Spanish-speaking regions, the symbol for multiplication (×) is spoken as por, which is also the word for 'by' or 'for'.
Examples in context
- dos más tresTwo plus three
- seis menos cuatroSix minus four
- cinco multiplicado por dosFive multiplied by two
- ocho dividido por cuatroEight divided by four
- x igual a sieteX equals seven
- cinco mayor que tresFive greater than three
- dos menor que cuatroTwo less than four
- siete más dosSeven plus two
- diez menos tresTen minus three
- cuatro multiplicado por seisFour multiplied by six
- nueve dividido por tresNine divided by three
- x igual a dosX equals two
- No entiendo estos símbolos matemáticos.I don't understand these math symbols.
- El examen incluye varios símbolos matemáticos.The exam includes several math symbols.
- Dibuja los símbolos matemáticos en la pizarra.Draw the math symbols on the blackboard.
Example conversation
Two students are studying for a test together.
- ElenaMateo, ¿sabes qué significan estos símbolos matemáticos?Mateo, do you know what these math symbols mean?
- MateoSí, Elena, son para el cálculo avanzado.Yes, Elena, they are for advanced calculus.
- ElenaSon demasiados símbolos matemáticos para recordar.There are too many math symbols to remember.
- MateoPractiquemos juntos para el examen.Let's practice together for the exam.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
