MathSpeak™ Core Specification

Grammar Rules

Chapter 13 - Units

Rule 13.1 - ID: units_SEM1

Description

Units are intepreted by their name and are spoken by their plural form.

Example 1 units_SEM1-08

Example as described below.

verbose	m meters equals 100 m centimeters equals StartFraction m Over 1,000 EndFraction kilometers
brief	m meters equals 100 m centimeters equals StartFrac m Over 1,000 EndFrac kilometers
superbrief	m meters equals 100 m centimeters equals Frac m Over 1,000 EndFrac kilometers

Note: While a lot of units may be easily recognizable as a unit, the "m" for "meters" in this example may need to be marked up as a unit to be correctly transcribed.

Example 2 units_SEM1-05

Example as described below.

verbose	1 miles almost-equals 1.6 kilometers
brief	1 miles almost-equals 1.6 kilometers
superbrief	1 miles almost-equals 1.6 kilometers

Example 3 units_SEM1-09

Example as described below.

verbose	StartFraction 60 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut Over CrossOut hours EndCrossOut EndFraction times StartFraction 5,280 feet Over 1 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut EndFraction times StartFraction 1 CrossOut hours EndCrossOut Over 60 minutes EndFraction equals StartFraction 5,280 feet Over minutes EndFraction
brief	StartFrac 60 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut Over CrossOut hours EndCrossOut EndFrac times StartFrac 5,280 feet Over 1 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut EndFrac times StartFrac 1 CrossOut hours EndCrossOut Over 60 minutes EndFrac equals StartFrac 5,280 feet Over minutes EndFrac
superbrief	Frac 60 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut Over CrossOut hours EndCrossOut EndFrac times Frac 5,280 feet Over 1 CrossOut miles EndCrossOut EndFrac times Frac 1 CrossOut hours EndCrossOut Over 60 minutes EndFrac equals Frac 5,280 feet Over minutes EndFrac

Example 4 units_SEM1-07

Example as described below.

verbose	1 inches equals 2.54 centimeters
brief	1 inches equals 2.54 centimeters
superbrief	1 inches equals 2.54 centimeters

Example 5 units_SEM1-20

Example as described below.

verbose	1 joules equals 1 kilograms dot meters squared dot seconds Superscript minus 2
brief	1 joules equals 1 kilograms dot meters squared dot seconds Sup minus 2
superbrief	1 joules equals 1 kilograms dot meters squared dot seconds Sup minus 2