We don't normally write numbers with words,

but it's possible to do this--and of course this will show

how we say the numbers.

In writing large numbers, American English uses a comma , )

to separate thousands, millions, etc.

American English also uses hyphen ( - )

to separate "tens" words (twenty, fifty, etc.)
and "ones" words (one, three, six, etc.)
Group 1
writte
n
said
1,011
one thousand eleven
21,01
twenty-one thousand eleven
1
seven hundred twenty-one
721,0
thousand eleven
11




Group 2
written
1,256,721 said
one million two hundred fifty-six
thousand seven hundred twenty-one

31,256,72 thirty-one million two hundred

1 fifty-six thousand seven hundred
twenty-one

six hundred thirty-one million

631,256,7 two hundred fifty-six thousand
seven hundred twenty-one
21


Group 3
written said
one billion four hundred ninety-two
1,492,638,526 million six hundred thirty-eight
thousand five hundred twenty-six

forty-one billion four hundred

ninety-two million six hundred
41,492,638,526
thirty-eight thousand five hundred
twenty-six

nine hundred forty-one billion

941,492,638,526 four hundred ninety-two million
six hundred thirty-eight thousand
five hundred twenty-six
 Special Notes:

In American English, the order of large numbers is

1. thousand, million, billion, trillion, etc. (1,000; 1,000,000;
1,000,000,000; 1,000,000,000,000; etc.)
In American English a thousand million is a billion,
but in British English, a thousand million is a milliard.

When saying large numbers, DO NOT make thousand,

million, billion, trillion, etc. PLURAL.
2
Not this:
*twenty thousands dollars; *five millions people

But this:
twenty thousand dollars; five million people
3
In American English, use commas to separate
thousands, millions, etc.
Not this:
*21.011
*31.256.721
*941.492.638.526
But this:
21,011
31,256,721
941,492,638,526
4 People often say "a" instead of "one" before
hundred, thousand, etc. and they often add
"and" before the last number:

a hundred and twenty-one

a thousand and eleven / etc.

Numerator
We can read this fraction as
Denominator

four-fifths,
four over five,
or four divided by five.
1/2 a half
11/16 eleven sixteenth
1/3 a/one third
4 2/5 four and two fifths
1/4 a/one quarter
1/16 a/one sixteenth
Mathematical and scientific symbols
+ plus
- minus
± plus or minus
x multiplied by

/ over; divided by
÷ divided
= equals
≈ approximately, similar
≡ equivalent to; identical
≠ not equal to
> greater than
< less than

≥ greater than or equal to

≤ less than or equal to
⊁ not greater than
⊀ not less than
≫ much greater than
≪ much less than
⊥ perpendicular to
∣∣ parallel to
not equivalent to, not identical to
≢
not similar to
≄≉
squared
²
cubed
³ to the fourth; to the power four
4
n to the n; to the nth; to the power n
√ root; square root
∛ cube root
∜ fourth root

! factorial
% Percent
∞ infinity
∝ varies as; proportional to
˙ dot
¨ double dot
: is to, ratio of
f(x) fx f; function

derivative
f'(x)
second derivative
f''x
third derivative
f'''(x) fourth derivative
f(4)
∂ partial derivative, delta
∫ integral
∑ sum
w.r.t. with respect to
log log
log₂x log to the base 2 of x
∴ therefore
∵ because
→ gives, leads to, approaches
/ per
∈ belongs to; a member of; an element of
∉ does not belong to; is not a member of;
is not an element of

⊂ contained in; a proper subset of

contained in; subset
⊆
intersection
⋂
union
⋃
for all
∀
cos x cos x; cosine x
sin x sine x
tan x tangent x
℃ degrees Centigrade
℉ degrees Fahrenheit
°K degrees Kelvin
cc, cm³ cubic centimetre,
centimetre cubed
236/407 two hundred thirty six
over four hundred and seven
0.3 nought point three
0.527 nought point three seven five
8.9 eight point nine
1.5 one and a half
2.5 two and a half
 x plus one
E x+1 x minus one
x -1 x plus or minus one
X x±1 x y; x times y; x multiplied
A xy by y
(x — y)(x + y) x minus y, x plus y
M x/y

x over y; x divided by y;
P x÷y
x divided by y
x=5
L x equals 5; x is equal to 5
x≈y
E x≡y
x is approximately equal to y
x is equivalent to y; x is identical with y
S x≠y
x is not equal to y
x>y x is greater than y
x<y x is less than y
x≥y x is greater than or equal to y

x≤y x is less than or equal to y

0<x<1
zero is less than x is less than 1;
x is greater than zero and less than 1
zero is less than or equal to x is less than or equal to 1;
 x squared
x² x cubed
x³
x to the fourth; x to the power four
x 4
x to the n; x to the nth; x to the power n
x n
x-n x to the minus n;
√ square root x
∛ the cube root of x
∜ the fourth root of x
(x + y)²
(x/y)² x plus y all squared
x over y all squared