Учебно-методическое пособие по чтению специальной литературы для студентов 1 курса физического факультета. Дроздова И.В - 33 стр.

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        It was ten degrees below zero in Canada yesterday.
        John McEnroe is leading forty love in this game (tennis).
        0.2 two tenths or nought point two or point two or zero point two.

In the USA: thousand, million, billion, trillion
In Britain: thousand, million, milliard, billion
i.e. в американском тексте “billion” означает 109 , т.е. миллиард, а в английском
тексте 1012, т.е. триллион.

II. The plural of the nouns of Greek and Latin origin:

     phenomenon                                 phenomena
     criterion                                  criteria
     analysis                                   analyses
     crisis                                     crises
     nucleus                                    nuclei
     formula                                    formulae, formulas
     datum                                      data
     medium                                     media, mediums
     nebula                                     nebulae

III. Latin terms and abbreviations:

IBIDEM (IB, IBID) = in the cited source – там же
IN SITU = at the site - на месте
PER SE = by itself – само по себе
CONDITIO SINE QUA NON = indispensable condition – непременное условие
VIA = through – путем
VIZ = namely – а именно, то есть
STATUS QUO = initial condition – исходное положение, в первоначальном виде
ERGO = consequently – следовательно
PROVISO = on condition that - при условии
SIC! = important - важно; подлинник
AD HOC = made, arranged for a particular purpose – специальный, устроенный
для данной цели

IV. Signs and Symbols

>    greater than (bigger)
≥    greater than or equal to
<    less than (smaller)
≤    less than or equal to
±    plus or minus
≠    not equal to
()   all enclosed are to be treated together