Math Mode Example:

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)