Math Symbols in Spanish
How To Talk About Math in Spanish
Whether you're still taking math classes in school or just need to figure out how to calculate the tip on your next restaurant bill, knowing how to talk about and do math is an important skill in any language. In this article, we've prepared a list of the most common math-related words in Spanish to help you with all your future calculations!
Common Math Words
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| number | |
| even number | |
| odd number | |
| prime number | |
| integer | |
| addition | |
| subtraction | |
| division | |
| multiplication | |
| calculation | |
| equation | |
| product | |
| fraction | |
| percentage | |
| decimal | |
| function | |
| average | |
| arithmetic | |
| algebra | |
| geometry | |
| calculus |
Math Symbols
| Symbol | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| + | plus sign | |
| - | minus sign | |
| ÷ | division sign | |
| × | multiplication sign | |
| = | equals sign | |
| % | percent sign | |
| ( ) | parentheses | |
| √ | square root sign | |
| < | less-than sign | |
| > | greater-than sign | |
| ≤ | less-than or equal to sign | |
| ≥ | greater-than or equal to sign | |
| ≠ | inequality sign | |
| / | fraction slash |
Now that you know the vocabulary and the symbols, let's take a look at how you might talk about a typical mathematical equation:
| Equation | Spanish | English |
|---|---|---|
| 1 + 1 = 2 | one plus one equals two | |
| 4 - 3 = 1 | four minus three is equal to one | |
| 4 ÷ 2 = 2 | four divided by two is equal to two | |
| 3 × 1 = 3 | three times one is equal to three | |
| 90% | ninety percent | |
| √4 = 2 | the square root of four is two | |
| 3 < 5 | three is less than five | |
| 7 > 5 | seven is greater than five | |
| 6 ≠ 8 | six is not equal to eight | |
| 1/3 | one third |
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