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How to communicate $frac52$ to other people orally? [closed]


How is “Hessian” pronounced?How do you pronounce x' and x''?How do you pronounce $Sigma^+$ or $Sigma^dagger$ (as used in Moore–Penrose pseudoinverse)?How do you pronounce $hatn$?How does one read $barA$ aloud in Russian?How to pronounce “$ a:b=c:d$” in English?Adding fractions of Groups of PeopleHow do you pronounce the expression $(i|i)$?How do you pronounce $fracdydx$?How to pronounce of $0^+$ and $0^-$?













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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.



But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?



It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?










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    @LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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    Mar 27 at 6:58






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    The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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    Mar 27 at 9:56






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    There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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    Mar 27 at 21:56






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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.



But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?



It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?










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closed as off-topic by Andrés E. Caicedo, Cesareo, Eevee Trainer, Parcly Taxel, dantopa Mar 28 at 2:21


This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:


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If this question can be reworded to fit the rules in the help center, please edit the question.











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    "five over two"?
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Mar 27 at 6:56










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    @LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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    – Hashim
    Mar 27 at 6:58






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    $begingroup$
    The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
    $endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Mar 27 at 9:56






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    There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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    – Bill Dubuque
    Mar 27 at 21:56






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    Mar 28 at 6:48














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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.



But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?



It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?










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The term one third is unambiguously understood as $frac 13$. Likewise, the term two fifths is unambiguously understood as $frac 25$ and three sixths is understood as $frac 36$.



But what exactly should be communicated to be understood as $frac 52$?



It feels odd to pronounce it as five halves, although I'm not sure whether this is because it's wrong or because it's just rarely used. Is this the most accepted way to pronounce it, or is there another?







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    "five over two"?
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
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    @LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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    – Hashim
    Mar 27 at 6:58






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
    $endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Mar 27 at 9:56






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    There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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    – Bill Dubuque
    Mar 27 at 21:56






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    Mar 28 at 6:48













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    $begingroup$
    "five over two"?
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    – Lord Shark the Unknown
    Mar 27 at 6:56










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    @LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
    $endgroup$
    – Hashim
    Mar 27 at 6:58






  • 2




    $begingroup$
    The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
    $endgroup$
    – Asaf Karagila
    Mar 27 at 9:56






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    $begingroup$
    There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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    – Bill Dubuque
    Mar 27 at 21:56






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$begingroup$
@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
$endgroup$
– Hashim
Mar 27 at 6:58




$begingroup$
@LordSharktheUnknown That's a workaround, but for the sake of consistency, and curiosity, I'm wondering if there's a natural language equivalent like there is with the other examples.
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– Hashim
Mar 27 at 6:58




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The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
$endgroup$
– Asaf Karagila
Mar 27 at 9:56




$begingroup$
The question is how do you pronounce 5/2, and the answer is that it is the way that you pronounce 5/2. However way it might be, it is the way that you pronounce it simply by the very subjective nature of the question. Unless it's a riddle in which case...
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– Asaf Karagila
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
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There is nothing at all wrong with "five halves". It is quite common.
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– Bill Dubuque
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    In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.



In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".






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    In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.



    If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
    two and a half cookies



    If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
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    In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"






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      Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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      It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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    I would say "five halves".



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      In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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      @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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    I would say "five halves".



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      In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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      @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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      In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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      @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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      In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
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      – Overmind
      Mar 27 at 9:11










    • $begingroup$
      @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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      – Noah Schweber
      Mar 28 at 15:28















    $begingroup$
    In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
    $endgroup$
    – Overmind
    Mar 27 at 9:11




    $begingroup$
    In a general context it's very strange. I mean 5 halves of apples would be fine, but generally when not having something physically splittable does not make much sense.
    $endgroup$
    – Overmind
    Mar 27 at 9:11












    $begingroup$
    @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
    $endgroup$
    – Noah Schweber
    Mar 28 at 15:28




    $begingroup$
    @Overmind If you're in a context where the objects you're looking at aren't splittable, why would you be talking about $5over 2$ of them?
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    – Noah Schweber
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    I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.



    In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".






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      I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.



      In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".






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        I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.



        In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".






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        I think that "five halves" sounds odd because it is unlikely in a non-mathematical context. "I have two thirds of a cake" is plausible but I don't think that "I have five halves of a cake" is, "I have two and a half cakes" is much more plausible. Even if you had five half cakes (cut three into two and then eat one piece),"five half cakes" would be more likely.



        In maths, or some other technical context, I would say "five over two".







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            In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.



            If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
            two and a half cookies



            If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
            five half cookies






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              How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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            $begingroup$

            In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.



            If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
            two and a half cookies



            If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
            five half cookies






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              Your images have made me hungry!
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              How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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            $begingroup$

            In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.



            If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
            two and a half cookies



            If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
            five half cookies






            share|cite|improve this answer











            $endgroup$



            In my opinion, the way you pronounce 2/5 will affect how you are understood, and is therefore context dependent.



            If you say "two and a half" then it sounds like you have this:
            two and a half cookies



            If you say "five halves" then it sounds like you have this:
            five half cookies







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              Your images have made me hungry!
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              How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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              – Overmind
              Apr 8 at 8:28












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              Your images have made me hungry!
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              – John Omielan
              Mar 27 at 20:56










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              How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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              Apr 8 at 8:28







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            Your images have made me hungry!
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            $begingroup$
            Your images have made me hungry!
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            Mar 27 at 20:56












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            How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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            How will that work for something like ...skill / score points ?
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            In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"






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              Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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              Mar 27 at 8:26







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              Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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              It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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            In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"






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              Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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              Mar 27 at 8:26







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              Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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              It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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            In India it is pronounced as "five by two" or "five divided by two"






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              Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
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              – badjohn
              Mar 27 at 8:26







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              Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
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              – Pere
              Mar 27 at 8:45










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              It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
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              – badjohn
              Mar 27 at 8:57

















            • $begingroup$
              Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
              $endgroup$
              – badjohn
              Mar 27 at 8:26







            • 4




              $begingroup$
              Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
              $endgroup$
              – Pere
              Mar 27 at 8:45










            • $begingroup$
              It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
              $endgroup$
              – badjohn
              Mar 27 at 8:57
















            $begingroup$
            Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
            $endgroup$
            – badjohn
            Mar 27 at 8:26





            $begingroup$
            Fine in the UK as well in a technical context. However, probably not in natural, non-technical speech.
            $endgroup$
            – badjohn
            Mar 27 at 8:26





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            $begingroup$
            Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
            $endgroup$
            – Pere
            Mar 27 at 8:45




            $begingroup$
            Can't "five by two" be understood as 5*2 instead of 5/2?
            $endgroup$
            – Pere
            Mar 27 at 8:45












            $begingroup$
            It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
            $endgroup$
            – badjohn
            Mar 27 at 8:57





            $begingroup$
            It's a danger. Spoken formulae can be ambiguous. The speaker's intonation may help otherwise you may have to guess or ask. "Five by two" is a common phrasing when discussing wood or image sizes. In both cases, $5 / 2$ and $ 5 times 2$ would have a useful meaning.
            $endgroup$
            – badjohn
            Mar 27 at 8:57




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