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Latin in Mathematics
Latin Roots Often Used in Mathematics
| Latin Term | Definition, Derivative |
|---|---|
| acus | needle |
| angulus | sharp bend, corner |
| area | open space, site |
| catenareus | chain |
| centrum | center |
| centum | one hundred |
| circulus | circle, orbit, zone |
| congruere | to agree, coincide, be consistent |
| dividere | to divide, separate, break up |
| duo decem | twelve, dozen |
| exponere | to set forth, put out |
| frangere | to break, shatter, crush |
| geometria | geometry |
| hypotenusa | hypotenuse |
| logarithmus | logarithm |
| multiplicare | to multiply |
| obtundere | to strike, make blunt, beat |
| obtusus | blunt, dull, obtuse |
| plus | more |
| positivus | positive |
| secare | to cut, severe |
| sequi | to follow |
| quadrare | to square up, make square |
| tangere | to touch, strike, border on |
| vehere | to bear, carry, convey |
| minus | less |
| subtrahere | to carry off, take away, subtract |
| addere | to add, insert, increase |
| additio | act of adding, addition |
| ratio | account, reckoning, regard |
| quotiens | how often |
| summa | whole, main part |
| numerus | number, sum, total |
| integer | complete, whole, sound |
| per centum | through one hundred, by one hundred |
| pendere | to hang, hang down, depend |
| circum | around, about |
| ferre | to bring, carry, bear |
| arcus | arc, bow, arch, curve |
| radius | ray, rod |
| tres | three (as in triangle) |
| rectus | right, proper, straight |
| infinitum | boundless, unlimited, endless |
| ad infinitum | to infinity |
| a fortiori | with stronger reason |
| a posteriori | from effect to cause |
| exempli gratia | for example (e.g.) |
| id est | that is (i.e.) |
| ipso facto | by that very fact |
| nota bene | note well (n.b.) |
| per impossibile | as is impossible |
| quod erat demonstrandum | that which was to have been proved (Q.E.D.) |
| quod erat faciendum | that which was to have been shown (Q.E.F.) |
| confer | bring together, compare (cf.) |
| ergo | therefore |
| ex post facto | from what is done afterward |
| in toto | entirely |
| in vacuo | in a vacuum |
| findere | to split, cleave, divide |
| vector | carrier, passenger, rider |
| torquere | to turn, twist |
| velocitas | speed, swiftness |
| momentum | movement, change, motion |
| potentia | power, force |
| remanere | to remain, stay behind |
| minuere | to reduce, lessen |
| norma | carpenter's square |
Created by:
stephenw
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