Editing 2492: Commonly Mispronounced Equations
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|e<sup>iπ</sup> = −1 | |e<sup>iπ</sup> = −1 | ||
|''EYE''-pin | |''EYE''-pin | ||
− | |⟨<sup>i</sup>⟩, the {{w|imaginary unit}}, or ⟨e<sup>i</sup>⟩, {{w|Euler's number}} raised to the i power, is pronounced as the long I /aɪ/. ⟨<sup>π</sup>⟩ is pronounced /p/ after the sound represented by pi in the Greek alphabet. ⟨−1⟩ is pronounced /n/, presumably as a severe clipping of "negative one". The silence or elision of the initial e mirrors the usual reading of {{w|Euler's formula}} e<sup>ix</sup> = cos x + | + | |⟨<sup>i</sup>⟩, the {{w|imaginary unit}}, or ⟨e<sup>i</sup>⟩, {{w|Euler's number}} raised to the i power, is pronounced as the long I /aɪ/. ⟨<sup>π</sup>⟩ is pronounced /p/ after the sound represented by pi in the Greek alphabet. ⟨−1⟩ is pronounced /n/, presumably as a severe clipping of "negative one". The silence or elision of the initial e mirrors the usual reading of {{w|Euler's formula}} e<sup>ix</sup> = cos x + sin x as "cis x". |
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|{{w|Newton's_laws_of_motion#Newton's_second_law|Newton's 2nd law of motion}} | |{{w|Newton's_laws_of_motion#Newton's_second_law|Newton's 2nd law of motion}} |