Math takes special symbols and characters and pronounces them with mathematical meanings. Specifically, the characters in the following table are treated differently:
DECtalk Interpretation of Special Characters
|
Symbol |
Name |
DECtalk Says... |
|
+ |
plus |
plus (no change from normal speech) |
|
- |
hyphen |
minus |
|
* |
asterisk |
multiplied by |
|
/ |
slash |
divided by |
|
^ |
circumflex |
to the power of |
|
< |
less than |
less than |
|
> |
greater than |
greater than |
|
= |
equal sign |
equals |
|
% |
percent sign |
percent |
|
. |
period |
decimal point |
|
xxE-xx |
(spelled) |
(scientific notation) |