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Vocabolario Avanzato per il TOEFL - Matematica e Misurazione
Qui imparerai alcune parole inglesi di matematica e misurazione, come "amp", "hertz", "horsepower", ecc., necessarie per l'esame TOEFL.
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the standard unit for measuring electrical power corresponding to the rate of energy consumption in an electric circuit, equal to one joule per second
watt
the standard unit of electromotive force, which measures the strength of an electrical current that is sent around an electrical system
volt
a unit for measuring the speed of an engine, a computer hard drive, etc.
giri / min
a unit to measure the purity of gold, the purest gold being 24 karats
carati
a unit of volume used in the United States to measure liquids, equal to approximately 29.5735 milliliters
oncia liquida, oncia fluida
a unit that is used in measurement of the frequency of sound and radio waves
hertz
a measure equal to 16 fluid ounces, often used for measuring liquids such as beer or milk
pinta
the number that is the result of a number multiplied by itself three times
cubo
the second exponent of any given number produced when multiplied by itself
quadrato
a number that produces a particular number when multiplied by itself
radice quadrata
(mathematics) a quantity that is capable of assuming different values in a calculation
variabile
a flexible measuring tool consisting of a long strip of metal, cloth, or plastic with measurement markings, used to measure lengths and distances accurately
misura di nastro
a group of numbers, mathematical symbols or values, arranged in columns and rows
matrice
the branch of mathematics that comprises differentials and integrals
calcolo
the number below the line in a fraction that shows how many parts the numerator divides into
denominatore
(mathematics) a number divisible by all the numbers that are below the line in a set of fractions
denominatore
(mathematics) an interdisciplinary theory about complex systems that obey particular laws but appear to have little or no order
teoria del caos
a branch of mathematics that studies the strategies of dealing with competitive situations involving conflict of interests, especially in business, war, etc.
teoria dei giochi
any set of numbers that represent an exact position on a map or graph
coordinata
the rate at which a quantity or dimension changes over a given distance or interval
gradiente
a number greater than 1 with only two devisors which can be itself or 1
numero primo
a number indicating the quantity and not order
numero cardinale
a number incapable of being expressed as a ratio of two integers
numero irrazionale
a number that can be written as a fraction, where both the top and bottom are whole numbers, and the bottom is not zero
numero razionale
(mathematics) the average value of a set of quantities calculated by adding them, and dividing them by the total number of the quantities
medio
(mathematics) the ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a triangle that has one angle of 90°
tangente
(mathematics) the ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse
sine
the ratio of the side adjacent to a particular acute angle to the side opposite the angle, in a right-angled triangle
cotangente
a unit of measurement used to determine the speed or velocity of something
velocità per secondo
the unit of electric current, symbolized as "A" in the International System of Units (SI)
ampere
a unit of measurement used to express speed or velocity in the metric system, representing the distance traveled in kilometers over the course of one hour
chilometri all'ora, km/h
a temperature scale where 0°C represents the freezing point and 100°C represents the boiling point of water at standard atmospheric pressure
grado Celsius, gradi Celsius
a unit for measuring weight equal to 16 ounces or 0.454 kilograms
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