Mathematics

Links

Big Number Names

http://g42.org/MiscInfo/numbers.html

List of words used for powers of ten. For instance, novemtrigintillion=10^120. Also has metric prefixes, metric numeric symbols, and corresponding European equivalents.

Dictionary of Number Words

http://home.comcast.net/~igpl/Number_Words.html

A dictionary of English words, phrases, prefixes, suffixes, and symbols that describe numbers.

Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics

http://members.aol.com/jeff570/mathword.html

Alphabetical listing of historical terms used in mathematics with bibliography.

Glossary of Mathematical Mistakes

http://members.cox.net/mathmistakes/

Cross-referenced list of common mathematical mistakes made by people in a variety of contexts.

Mathematical Latin Terms and Phrases

http://www.mathacademy.com/pr/prime/articles/latin/

Latin terms commonly used in mathematics and a more list of such terms and phrases that occur in other contexts.

MathVoc

http://membres.lycos.fr/mathvoc/

Translation of mathematical vocabulary between English, French and Spanish.

The Computational Beauty of Nature

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/FLAOH/cbnhtml/glossary.html

Concise definitions, cross referenced, for the areas of computation that examine complex systems, fractals, chaos and adaptation.

The Internet Glossary of Statistical Terms

http://www.animatedsoftware.com/statglos/statglos.htm

Glossary of terms organized according to learning order for those unfamiliar with the subject, and also an alphabetical list for already familiar with statistical procedure.