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This handbook answers some of the needs of the many people who have to deal with
spoken mathematics, yet have insufficient background to know the correct verbal expression
for the written symbolic one. Mathematical material is primarily presented visually, and when
this material is presented orally, it can be ambiguous. While the parsing of a written expression
is clear and well-defined, when it is spoken this clarity may disappear. For example, “One plus
two over three plus OW" can represent the following four numbers, depending on the parsing
of the expression: 3/7, 1 2/7, 5, 5 2j3. However, when the corresponding written expression is
seen, there is little doubt which of the four numbers it represents. When reading mathematics
orally, such problems are frequently encountered. Of course, the written expression may always
be read symbol by symbol, but if the expression is long or there are a cluster of expressions,
it can be very tedious and hard to understand. Thus, whenever possible, one wishes to
have the written expression spoken in a way that is interest retaining and easy to understand.
In an attempt to alleviate problems such as these, this handbook has been compiled to
establish some consistent and well-defined ways of uttering mathematical expressions so that
listeners will receive clear, unambiguous, and well-pronounced representations of the subject.
Some of the people who will benefit from this handbook are: 1) those who read mathernatics
orally and have insufficient background in the subject, and their listeners; 2) those interested
in voice synthesis for the computer, particularly those who deal with spoken symbolic expressions;
and 3) those technical writers and transcribers who may need to verbalize mathematics.
This edition of the handbook is a working one, and it is hoped that the people who use it
will add to and refine it. The choice of material and its ordering are my own preferences, and,
as such, they reflect my biases. A goal of the handbook is to establish a standard where no
standard has existed, so far as I know. However, this standard represents only one of many
possibilities. As a blind person, I have learned mathematics by means of others reading the
material to me; so my preferences are a result of direct experience.
This handbook is organized as follows: In Section I1 the various types of alphabets used in
mathematics are listed. Section III lists the basic symbols used in mathematics, along with their
verbalizations. Sections IV-Xi list the expressions used in some of the more common branches
of mathematics, along with their verbalizations. Section XI1 contains some suggestions on how
to and how not to describe diagrams. To use this handbook efficiently, it is suggested that you look over Sections I1 and III on
alphabets and basic symbols. Next, establish which section most closely relates to the subject
matter at hand. There may also be material in other sections that you can use if you cannot
find what you need in the related section. In many sections, more than one choice for a given
expression is offered to the user. Once the choice has been made. the reader should use it
consistently throughout the text. If you encounter an expression that is not included in the
guide, read the expression literally, that is, read it from left to right, symbol by symbol.
For those who are interested in speech synthesis and speech recognition for the computer,
this handbook may provide some basic ideas and suggestions regarding the formulation of
spoken mathematics. With speech synthesis, when the computer reads a file containing many
mathematical expressions, the speech synthesizer will speak the expressions symbol by symbol.
As we have pointed out before, this process can be tedious and hard to understand. A
program that could translate the mathematical expressions from the symbol to symbol form
into a spoken form that is more intelligible can ease the task for those who use synthetic
speech. On the other hand, if one wishes to communicate mathematical expressions to the
computer by voice, a program that will translate spoken expressions of mathematics into
written expressions with the correct parsing is essential. This handbook provides a basis for
writing these programs, both for speech synthesis and voice recognition, by giving examples of
written mathematical expressions followed by the word for word spoken form of the same
expressions. An example where these ideas are of particular relevance is the voice input and
output of computer programs that manipulate symbolic expressions, because both the input
and output of the program are mathematical expressions.
I would like to thank the Office of Equal Opportunity of the Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory for their support in bringing this handbook into fruition. Thanks also go to my wife
for her untiring help and to my friends and colleagues at the Lab for their assistance.