meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
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In Spanish there is no room for misinterpretation: 10 m² is "metros cuadrados", since (10 m)² would be read as "10 metros al cuadrado".
In English, to get (10 m) ^2, you'd probably have to read it as:
10 meters quantity squared
and even that might not be clear.
Hi Natasha, long time no see.
If your talking American English, then yes it is meters, however, if you are talking English, as you said, then I am afraid it is "metres". Sorry, I haven´t nit-picked for ages, hehe.
Zoltan, I don't have a reference to cite, but I'm pretty sure your example would be misinterpreted by most people. Of course:
10 m x 10 m = 100 m^2 (10 meters by 10 meters equals 100 meters squared)
In my opinion, 100 square meters is exactly the same thing as 100 meters squared.
I hunted down a reference on the www. See
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58423.html
If they're saying that "meters square" is different from "meters squared," that's a usage that should definitely be avoided as confusing. It's sort of like saying, "I turn left here, right'" "Right."
If you walk into any hardware / lumber store here and order by the square foot or square yard, they're going to assume the common understanding.
I guarantee the following is 10 ft x 10 ft, not 100 ft by 100 ft!
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Zoltan, I don't have a reference to cite, but I'm pretty sure your example would be misinterpreted by most people. Of course:
10 m x 10 m = 100 m^2 (10 meters by 10 meters equals 100 meters squared)
In my opinion, 100 square meters is exactly the same thing as 100 meters squared.
I hunted down a reference on the www. See
http://mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/58423.html
In Spanish there is no room for misinterpretation: 10 m² is "metros cuadrados", since (10 m)² would be read as "10 metros al cuadrado".
In English, to get (10 m) ^2, you'd probably have to read it as:
10 meters quantity squared
and even that might not be clear.
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
look under Area
metro cuadrado, m²
Your answer would be correct if the question was "square meter" not "meter squared" or if the measurement was = 1 (and no other number). For example, 10 meter squared is equal to 100 square meter. This may sound like nit-picking when it comes to language, never the less, it is fact as far as I know.
Zoltan, I don't have a reference to cite, but I'm pretty sure your example would be misinterpreted by most people. Of course:
10 m x 10 m = 100 m^2 (10 meters by 10 meters equals 100 meters squared)
In my opinion, 100 square meters is exactly the same thing as 100 meters squared.
In Spanish there is no room for misinterpretation: 10 m² is "metros cuadrados", since (10 m)² would be read as "10 metros al cuadrado".
Excellent explanation, I wish I could have put it so eloquently.
In Spanish there is no room for misinterpretation: 10 m² is "metros cuadrados", since (10 m)² would be read as "10 metros al cuadrado".
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
look under Area
metro cuadrado, m²
Your answer would be correct if the question was "square meter" not "meter squared" or if the measurement was = 1 (and no other number). For example, 10 meter squared is equal to 100 square meter. This may sound like nit-picking when it comes to language, never the less, it is fact as far as I know.
10 ft. squared=100 square ft. (thank you, I see the difference). The name of the unit of measurement is square meters; not meters squared.
So you are saying the original question should have be stated "I want so many square meters of bricks"; not "meters squared".
metro cuadrado=square meters; not meters squared.
Let's take the long route. I want enough bricks to cover an area of 3 meters by 3 meters. 3x3 meters squared or 9 square meters. So how do you render meters squared?
I prefer the unambiguous mathematical concept m²=1mx1m and I'll leave it to the language experts whether to name that unit of measurement a square meter or a meter squared.
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
look under Area
metro cuadrado, m²
Your answer would be correct if the question was "square meter" not "meter squared" or if the measurement was = 1 (and no other number). For example, 10 meter squared is equal to 100 square meter. This may sound like nit-picking when it comes to language, never the less, it is fact as far as I know.
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
look under Area
metro cuadrado, m²
how do you say meter squared in spanish when ordering bricks etc
I think that is "metros cuadrados", but I'm not sure.
