Definition:Hyperbolic Tangent/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Hyperbolic Tangent
The usual symbol tanh for hyperbolic tangent is awkward to pronounce.
Some pedagogues say it as tansh, and some as than (where the th is voiceless as in thin, for example).
Others prefer the mouthful which is hyperbolic tan.
Sources
- 2014: Christopher Clapham and James Nicholson: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Entry: hyperbolic function