Commonly Mispronounced Math Words

Here is a list of words commonly used in mathematics which are oftentimes mispronounced by students and even by teachers. Included in the list are the subjects where the words are usually encountered. Just click the word to know its meaning and pronunciation.

1. annulus (Geometry)
   
2. aliquot (Arithmetic)
   
3. Cartesian (Algebra, Geometry)
   
4. chi (Inferential Statistics)
   
5. coplanar (Geometry)
   
6. cosecant (Trigonometry)
   
7. echelon (Matrix Algebra)
   
8. Euclidean (Geometry)
   
9. Euler (Geometry, Number Theory)
   
10. Fibonacci (Number Theory)
    
11. foci (Analytic Geometry)
    
12. Lie Algebra
    
13. loci (Analytic Geometry)
    
14. parallelepiped (Solid Geometry)
    
15. pint (Measurement)
    
16. phi (Number Theory)
    
17. polyhedron (Solid Geometry)
    
18. Pythagorean (Plane Geometry)
    
19. quotient (Arithmetic)
    
20. Riemannian (Modern Geometry)
    
21. secant (Trigonometry)
    
22. scalar (Linear Algebra)
    
23. tableau (Matrix Algebra)
    
24. theta (Trigonometry)
    
25. trichotomy (Algebra)
    
26. Trigonometry
    
27. variability (Descriptive Statistics)
    
28. variable (Algebra)