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How to pronounce XOR...really?
jpanhalt:
You forgot the American corporation Xerox.
Unfortunately none of those example are relevant to the question on the table. It is "ex" as in exclusive and assigned by context.
T3sl4co1l:
"Ecks or", but shout outs to bisqwit who pronounces it "Ξor" ("cksor"), no leading vowel at all.
And I spell it that way, in the intent that "xi" is pronounced "cksi", essentially the reverse of the English 'X'. At least, that's how one physics professor taught it. ;D
Tim
TimFox:
--- Quote from: jpanhalt on March 02, 2021, 09:44:10 pm ---You forgot the American corporation Xerox.
Unfortunately none of those example are relevant to the question on the table. It is "ex" as in exclusive and assigned by context.
--- End quote ---
"Xerox" is a neologism from the original word "xerography". The original Greek form is ξηρός (xērós, “dry”).
"Exclusive" comes from the root word "exclude".
QED.
wally2q:
Funny....
First of all, XOR is not a word by itself like Xerox or Xylophone.
XOR is an acronym or "label" depicting a logic function..... even the word OR in this context is not just a plain english word. It is a label for another logic function.
Since it's not a word, you pronounce it in pieces that make up the acronym.
Just like the acronym SOP is not pronounced "sohp".. but rather S-Oh-P. This is pronounced ecks-OR
There are many other symbols that are pronounced differently... some aren't even in the english dictionary. The capital omega greek letter is pronounced "Ohm(s)". Or greek capital Sigma is not a "sideways-M"... it's "Sum" How da heck do you get Ohm, or Sum from a squiggly symbol?... it's a symbol.
Another example: @ = "at" - from shorthand...
There are many other acronyms and symbols. How about Xtal... is it eckstal?... nope... it's crystal... how about PNP... try to pronounce that like it's a normal word... LMAO!
So, OR, or XOR are also not normal english words...
And you pronounce it how it's supposed to be pronounced - and not like it's some sort of "english word"
cheers!
TimFox:
In the phrase "XOR gate", this can be parsed as "XOR" (adjective) modifying "gate" (noun). Of course, this is short for "exclusive-or gate".
To be pedantic, an acronym is an abbreviation that can be pronounced as a word (laser, NASA, snafu, etc.). Not all abbreviations can be pronounced easily, and are usually pronounced as their constituent letters or letter-combinations (such as "ex or" or FBI). Since the modern trend in language is to eliminate useful distinctions, some dictionaries admit abbreviations as acronyms, to no good purpose, since we already have the word "abbreviation" and a true acronym is a special form of abbreviation.
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