Numbers and maths – English vocabulary
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26 English words with meanings: add sth up, addition, billion, calculate, calculation… Study them with flashcards, quizzes and AI speaking practice on…
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- add sth up /æd ðɛm ʌp/ (phrase) — to calculate the total of several numbers
Example:Please add these numbers up.
Synonyms: total, sum, calculate - addition /ə'dɪʃən/ (noun) — the process of finding the total when numbers are put together
Example:We need to check the addition.
Synonyms: sum, increase, joining - billion /'bɪljən/ (noun) — the number 1,000,000,000
Example:The company earned a billion dollars.
Synonyms: thousand million, 1,000,000,000 - calculate /'kælkjuleɪt/ (verb) — to find an answer using numbers and math
Example:Can you calculate the total cost?
Synonyms: compute, work out, figure out - calculation /,kælkjə'leɪʃən/ (noun) — the act of working out a math answer
Example:Her calculation was correct.
Synonyms: computation, estimate, math - calculator /'kælkjəleɪtər/ (noun) — a small machine used for doing math
Example:I used a calculator for the sums.
Synonyms: adding machine, math machine - cardinal number /'kɑ:rdɪnəl 'nʌmbər/ (phrase) — a number used for counting, not showing order
Example:Seven is a cardinal number.
Synonyms: counting number, whole number, numeral - decimal /'desɪməl/ (noun) — a number with a point and digits after it
Example:3.5 is a decimal number.
Synonyms: decimal number, fractional number - divide [maths] /dɪ'vaɪd/ (verb) — to find how many times one number fits into another
Example:Divide 12 by 3.
Synonyms: split, separate - division /dɪ'vɪʒən/ (noun) — the process of splitting a number into equal parts
Example:We learned division in math class.
Synonyms: splitting, sharing - double (double four nine) /'dʌbəl/ (verb) — to make something two times as large or as many
Example:Double four is eight.
Synonyms: twice, two times - dozen /'dʌzən/ (noun) — a group of twelve items
Example:A dozen eggs costs less today.
Synonyms: twelve, 12, group of twelve - equals v /'i:kwəlz/ (verb) — to be the same in amount, value, or meaning
Example:Two plus two equals four.
Synonyms: be equal to, match - figures (number) /'fɪɡjərz/ (noun) — numbers that show an amount or result
Example:The figures show a small increase.
Synonyms: numbers, data - fraction /hæf/ (noun) — one of several equal parts of a whole number
Example:One half is 1/2.
Synonyms: part, portion - half /hæf/ (noun) — one of two equal parts of something
Example:Half of the cake is left.
Synonyms: one of two equal parts, 50 percent - hundred /'hʌndrəd/ (noun) — the number 100
Example:One hundred students came.
Synonyms: 100 - maths /mæθs/ (noun) — the study of numbers, shapes, and calculations
Example:We have maths every Monday.
Synonyms: mathematics, math - million /'mɪljən/ (noun) — the number 1,000,000
Example:A million people live here.
Synonyms: 1,000,000 - minus /'maɪnəs/ (noun) — the sign used to show subtraction or a number below zero
Example:Write minus five on the board.
Synonyms: negative sign, subtraction sign - minus adj /'maɪnəs/ (adjective) — less than zero
Example:The temperature is minus five.
Synonyms: below zero, negative - multiplication /,mʌltɪplɪ'keɪʃən/ (noun) — the process of adding the same number many times
Example:Multiplication helps us find totals quickly.
Synonyms: times, repeated addition - multiplied by /'mʌltɪplaɪd baɪ/ (phrase) — times; used to show one number is repeated
Example:Six multiplied by two is twelve.
Synonyms: times, multiplied with - nil /nɪl/ (noun) — zero points or goals
Example:The score was nil nil.
Synonyms: zero, nothing, none - nought /nɔ:t/ (noun) — the number 0
Example:The temperature dropped to nought.
Synonyms: zero, nothing, nil - oh [0] /oʊ/ (noun) — the number 0, especially when reading numbers aloud
Example:Read 405 as four oh five.
Synonyms: zero, nil
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