Master Mind Abacus: How (some) Indians do math
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Master Mind Abacus: How (some) Indians do math
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Re: Master Mind Abacus: How (some) Indians do math
I wonder why most indians say "into" for "multiplied by" or "times." (when pronounced, it sounds like "intTto.") does anyone know how this "into" comes about?
americans use "into" to indicate division, as in "how many 2s go into 6?" which means "how much is 6 divided by 2?" or "how many 2s are there in 6?" this use of "into" seems logical and justifiable to me.
americans use "into" to indicate division, as in "how many 2s go into 6?" which means "how much is 6 divided by 2?" or "how many 2s are there in 6?" this use of "into" seems logical and justifiable to me.
swapna- Posts : 1951
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Re: Master Mind Abacus: How (some) Indians do math
Indians have some quaint and often bizarre math terminology. This is just one of those things.
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/135127-into-division-or-multiplication
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/135127-into-division-or-multiplication
MaxEntropy_Man- Posts : 14702
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Re: Master Mind Abacus: How (some) Indians do math
in trying to make my indiabros seem less bizarre, here's the best justification I could think of for their saying "2 into 6" for "2 times 6":MaxEntropy_Man wrote:Indians have some quaint and often bizarre math terminology. This is just one of those things.
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/135127-into-division-or-multiplication
"how many small objects will there be altogether if one were to cut (split apart) each of 2 (objects) into 6 (smaller objects)?"
swapna- Posts : 1951
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