Math Mode Example:

Math takes special symbols and characters and pronounces them with mathematical meanings. Specifically, the characters in the following table are treated differently:

DECtalk Interpretation of Special Characters

Symbol	Name	DECtalk Says...
+	plus	plus (no change from normal speech)
-	hyphen	minus
*	asterisk	multiplied by
/	slash	divided by
^	circumflex	to the power of
<	less than	less than
>	greater than	greater than
=	equal sign	equals
%	percent sign	percent
.	period	decimal point
xxE-xx	(spelled)	(scientific notation)