
Is it a "math problem" or "math question"? - WordReference Forums
Sep 7, 2014 · When addressing a math question/problem, mostly we use a word for the purpose. I once read somewhere that a problem needs a solution, which is why there is the phrase "solve …
bin (verb, in a math context) - WordReference Forums
May 29, 2024 · In math and physics, it is something common to "aggregate" data - in this case distances - into intervals, that are commonly called as bins. This generally allows to simplify …
How many <times> <more times> <times more>?
Aug 15, 2014 · Hi, I am searching similar topic. in a Math context, "I have $50, and you have $1. Or I have $100, and you have $1. How many times more money do I have than you or how …
Have class / Have a class | WordReference Forums
Jun 3, 2021 · When you mean the activity in general rather than a specific instance of it. I have class on Monday. I must do the activity of being in class. (That's a circular definition - sorry. ) I …
pronunciation: "±" [meaning 'tolerance'] | WordReference Forums
Sep 21, 2015 · In Math and Finance I've only ever heard "plus or minus" /pləsrˈmī-nəs/. My brother who was a chief engineer for Honeywell seconds the "plus or minus." Note that if …
to excel somebody in / at something | WordReference Forums
Jun 24, 2010 · Do you get this impression from more often seeing "excel" used as a comparative term? I have mostly seen such usage as 'John excelled at math.' as opposed to 'John excelled …
symbol for the word "opposite" ? | WordReference Forums
Aug 16, 2011 · Although there is (lamentably) no universally acknowledged symbol for ''opposite'' in the mathematical language (as is commonly the case in math*), there is a symbol for …
math & maths [singular? /plural?] | WordReference Forums
Nov 11, 2006 · Mathematics is singular. Physics, economics, calculus, obstetrics [and many others] are all singular. In North America mathematics is abbreviated to math, and elsewhere …
maths/math (singular/plural) | WordReference Forums
Nov 11, 2015 · Can you please tell me if the subject maths we can use it /them with the verb to be in plural or singular. Thanks a lot. I appreciate your help. Moderator's note: two threads have …
10 times more than - WordReference Forums
Jun 28, 2017 · You are right, and your teacher is wrong. Including "more" implies that it's 10 times the base value in addition to the base value. I would expect plenty of people to make this …