Learn English – How to read this formula aloud: “f(x) = x²”

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f(x) = x2

Having heard this read only in Korean, I don’t know how to read it in English. What is the right English reading?

Best Answer

It would normally be read aloud as:

f of x equals x squared

There are some variations you might hear. For example, sometimes is is used in place of equals.

If the exponent was 3, you would say cubed. Anything higher than three (say, for example, 5) would generally be read aloud as:

f of x is x to the fifth (power)

or perhaps:

f of x is x to the power of five