weird words... codomain, conjugate, etc.

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Kooyeen

#430198 Fri, 12 Oct 07 08:43 PM

Hi,
I don't know how to pronounce CODOMAIN, basically because it is not in any dictionary with transcriptions. Where is the stress?
And by the way, the adjective or noun "CONJUGATE", as in "complex conjugate", is it "con-juh-guh-t" or "con-juh-gate"?

Thanks Smile [:)]

Kooyeen

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Feebs11

#430218 Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:06 AM

It is in fact "co-domain" {Ah, those missing hyphens!}. So "coe/-/doe-main" with an emphasis on "coe".

"con-juh-gate".

Feebs11

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Buddhaheart

#430232 Sat, 13 Oct 07 12:52 AM

As an adjective or noun, all three pronunciations /UkZn.®c.gIt/, /UkZn.®c.geIt/ and /UkZn.®c.gct/ are acceptable. The 2^nd schwa could also be uttered with full vowel quality of // or /u/ as indicated by you. As a verb, only /- geIt/ is acceptable.

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CalifJim

#430237 Sat, 13 Oct 07 01:08 AM

KON juggit No Gate. That's for the verb form.

CJ

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Kooyeen

#430415 Sat, 13 Oct 07 02:17 PM

Thanks.

I'm afraid I didn't understand how to pronounce "codomain" though. Is the main stress on the first syllable? --> Coh-doh-main

Also, there are a lot of words I have trouble with... And that happens every time I come across a word that can be pronunced in many different ways. For example "Pythagorean theorem": M-W says the stress is on Pythagorean, but I always heard Pythagorean in several videos. Or cases like "obtuse", which can be pronounced in two different ways according to M-W, but I don't know which one to choose...

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Kooyeen

Feebs11

#430578 Sun, 14 Oct 07 02:47 AM

It is two words = co + domain
co- [prefix] together; with {{co-defendant is another example}}

I hear Pythagorean with two stresses, one on "tha", the other on "re"

obtuse - There is a slight difference between BE and AmE pronunciation of this. BE has ob'tyuss; AmE is more like ahb'toos

Pronunciation is not an exact science as there are so many dialectical variations. Generally in the dictionaries if there are two options, one is likely to be BE and the other AmE. This dictionary indicates which is AmE : http://tinyurl.com/j3ns

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Kooyeen

#430854 Sun, 14 Oct 07 11:28 PM

I see, thanks. I usually use Merriam-Webster online for pronunciation, but often I find some other alternative or possible pronunciations, so I never know what to choose (for words I never heard or that I'm not likely to hear, like "Pythagorean", etc.)

By the way, it's really "codomain" (no hyphen). I don't know what you are referring to, but I'm talking about the codomain of a mathematical function, and that's one word. Smile [:)]

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Feebs11

#431138 Mon, 15 Oct 07 08:17 PM

By the way, it's really "codomain" (no hyphen). I don't know what you are referring to, but I'm talking about the codomain of a mathematical function, and that's one word. Smile [:)]

It is a hyphenated word that has lost its hyphen.

Feebs11