"fl" <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Nov 8, 10:21 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
>> really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
>> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> Another question, how do you pronounce +-pi/2? Thanks again.
Here in England, I think that most of us would say "three pi by eight", "pi by four" and "plus or
minus three point two to the four" - or perhaps "... three point two to the fourth".
If you're Greek, by the way, then pi is pronounced "pee" as in our letter "P", rather than "pie".
Apparently we "mispronounce" most greek letters (at least according to modern Greek usage) and we
used to get thoroughly confused when I tried to discuss quantum mechanics with a Greek physicist
friend!
David
Reply by ●November 10, 20072007-11-10
Eric Jacobsen <eric.jacobsen@ieee.org> writes:
> In addition to the other answers, here's the 'pi' part:
>
> http://pi.ytmnd.com/
>
Wonderful!
Ciao,
Peter K.
--
"And he sees the vision splendid
of the sunlit plains extended
And at night the wondrous glory of the everlasting stars."
Reply by Eric Jacobsen●November 9, 20072007-11-09
On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:21:47 -0800, fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>"3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
>really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
>3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>
>Thanks in advance.
Reply by Vladimir Vassilevsky●November 9, 20072007-11-09
Clay wrote:
> On Nov 8, 10:21 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>"3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
>>really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
>>3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>>
>>Thanks in advance.
>
>
> The simple to pronounce way is "three eighths pi"
The simple to pronounce way is 22.5 degrees or 16-PSK. But 16-PSK is not
any useful so there is no point to pronounce it.
Vladimir Vassilevsky
DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant
http://www.abvolt.com
Reply by Clay●November 9, 20072007-11-09
On Nov 8, 10:21 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
> really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
The simple to pronounce way is "three eighths pi"
Clay
Reply by Ben Jackson●November 8, 20072007-11-08
On 2007-11-08, fl <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote:
> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
Beware of the exceptions! Most native English speakers would say
3.2^2 as "three point two squared" and might even say 3.2^3 as
"three point two cubed", and similarly for roots (square root and
cube root).
. o O ( pi r squared? no! pi r round! )
--
Ben Jackson AD7GD
<ben@ben.com>
http://www.ben.com/
Reply by Fred Marshall●November 8, 20072007-11-08
"fl" <rxjwg98@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
> really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
Three pi over 8.
Three pi divided by 8 - is technically correct but rarely said this way.
pi over 4.
pi divided by 4 - same comment.
Three point two to the fourth.
which is actually a foreshortening of:
Three point two (raised) to the fourth (power).
and could be said:
The fourth power of three point two - but rarely said this way.
Fred
Reply by Jerry Avins●November 8, 20072007-11-08
fl wrote:
> On Nov 8, 10:21 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi,
>> "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
>> really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
>> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>
> Another question, how do you pronounce +-pi/2? Thanks again.
>
Three pie (as in cherry pie) over eight
Pie over four
Plus or minus pie over two
Jerry
--
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Reply by ●November 8, 20072007-11-08
On 8 Nov, 15:36, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Nov 8, 10:21 am, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> > "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
> > really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
> > 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>
> > Thanks in advance.
>
> Another question, how do you pronounce +-pi/2? Thanks again.
Plus or minus pi over two
Dirk
Reply by ●November 8, 20072007-11-08
On 8 Nov, 15:21, fl <rxjw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> "3pi/8", "pi/4" are used in some modulation schemes. I find it is
> really difficult to pronounce it in English. Similar question about
> 3.2^4. How do you spell them? Could you tell me that?
>
> Thanks in advance.
"3pi/8" = "three pi over eight"
"3.2^4" = "three point two to the fourth
Is that what you want?
Dirk