How do you pronounce dy/dx? (1 Viewer)

[Trebla]

Just out of curiosity...

I always say "dee-why dee-ex"
Some people say "dee-why by dee-ex" (especially many of my maths lecturers)
Others say "dee-why on/over dee-ex"

I've noticed that most of my maths lecturers never say "dy on dx" or "dy over dx", not to mention some of my maths teachers in high school said that such a pronounciation is not correct. Is there a reason behind this? Is there a "correct" way to pronounce dy/dx? lol

 

[Omie Jay]

die on dicks

 

[Omie Jay]

hehehehe, but srsly, dee-why on dee-ex for me

 

[annabackwards]

I say "dee-why dee-ex"

 

[ohexploitable]

dee-why-dee-exx

But I usually just say "the derivative".

 

[Drongoski]

dee-why by dee-ex

 

[ninetypercent]

dee why over dee ex lol
and maybe sometimes y dash

 

[tommykins]

dee why dee exx

why add an extral word

 

[hscishard]

Reciprocal of dee x dee y

Dee why dee x

Why waste a breath on "on", over,etc.

 

[shuttle_bus5]

I say "dee why on dee exx".
I sometimes say "why dash" for the lols

 

[thongetsu]

i say dee why on dee ex
i also say y dash

 

[pman]

dee-why-dee-ex but i normally say y-prime

 

[kfnmpah]

dee why dee exx

why add an extral word

This guy.

OH, THIS GUY.

Some say he's lazy

































I say he's right.

 

[57o1i]

Words belong in English class. Every time I had to write the end of an induction Q in Maths I cursed the waste of time.

Dee why dee exx for me.