Mathematics in Portuguese

Mathematics is essential in daily life, often subtly influencing activities like managing finances, shopping, and baking. Here is a list of mathematical terms that can be useful to you.

Mathematical Terms in Portuguese

(+) Adição / Soma (Addition)

• Mais (Plus)
  • 1.5€ + 2.40€
    • Um euro e cinquenta mais dois euros e quarenta. (One euro fifty plus two euros forty.)

(-) Subtração (Subtraction)

• Menos (Minus)
  • 100-40
    • Cem menos quarenta? (A hundred minus forty?)

(x) Multiplicação (Multiplication)

• Vezes (Times)
  • 9x6
    • Nove vezes seis? (Nine times six?)

(÷) Divisão (Division)

• A dividir por (Divided by)
  • 8 ÷ 5
    • Oito a dividir por cinco? (Eight divided by five?)

(=) Igual

• É igual a (Equals)
  • 6+3 = 9
    • Seis mais três é igual a nove. (Six plus three equals nine.)

( , ) Vírgula (Comma)

• 3,9
  • Três vírgula nove (Three comma nine.)

Other mathematical terms

(%) Percentagem (Percentage)

• Por cento (Percent)
  • 💰 Promoções: mais de trinta por cento de desconto. (Promotions: more than thirty percent off.)

( / ) Fração (Fraction)

• ½ ➔ metade (half)
• ⅓ ➔ um terço (one third)
• ¾ ➔ três quartos (three quarters)
• ⅖ ➔ dois quintos (two fifth)
• ⅙ ➔ um sexto (one sixth)

(√) Raíz quadrada (square root)

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