Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Siebnerreihe
English translation:
seven-times multiplication table
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Barbara B. (X)
Feb 20, 2008 08:44
16 yrs ago
German term
Siebnerreihe
German to English
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Mathematics & Statistics
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 aso. ??? Who can help me with this?
Proposed translations
(English)
3 +1 | seven-times multiplication table | Ken Cox |
3 | ascending series of multiples of seven | Colin Rowe |
2 | sequence of multiples of 7 | Erik Freitag |
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seven-times multiplication table
is what we called this when I was in elementary school (you had the one-times, two-times, three-times, etc. tables). The name comes from the drill used to learn the tables: 7 times 1 is 7, 7 times 2 is 14, 7 times 3 is 21, etc.
A mathematician would of course call it something else.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-20 10:05:02 GMT)
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BTW this is US usage and (especially in light of what has happened in math instruction since I was a lad) may be outdated.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-20 11:09:27 GMT)
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Unless you need the specific emphasis, you can omit 'multiplication' here, and the tables for all the numbers (usually up to 12) are (were) collectively called the 'times tables'. A standard (and more or less unwelcome) question from teachers and parents was, 'Have your learned your times tables?'.
A mathematician would of course call it something else.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-02-20 10:05:02 GMT)
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BTW this is US usage and (especially in light of what has happened in math instruction since I was a lad) may be outdated.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-02-20 11:09:27 GMT)
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Unless you need the specific emphasis, you can omit 'multiplication' here, and the tables for all the numbers (usually up to 12) are (were) collectively called the 'times tables'. A standard (and more or less unwelcome) question from teachers and parents was, 'Have your learned your times tables?'.
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Comment: "This is what I needed - thanks to a little trip down memory lane ;-)"
4 mins
sequence of multiples of 7
Not necessarily nice, but correct. Non-native, though.
15 mins
ascending series of multiples of seven
A possible alternative
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