expression

Everyday

1. A word or phrase with a special meaning; a saying. tree →
2. The look on a person's face that shows feeling. tree →
3. Showing feelings or ideas in words, art or music. tree →
4. (maths) A group of numbers, letters and signs such as 3 + 4 or 2x − 5, without an equals sign. tree →
5. Reading with feeling: "read with expression". tree →

In the lessons

In English: idioms are expressions ("it's raining cats and dogs"). In reading lessons, read aloud "with expression". In maths: simplify the expression, evaluate the expression. Phrases: facial expression, freedom of expression, read with expression.

Examples

• "Hit the sack" is an expression meaning go to bed. tree →
• She had a worried expression on her face. tree →
• Read the poem aloud with expression. tree →
• Simplify the expression 3a + 2a. tree →
• Work out the value of the expression 4 × 5 − 2. tree →
• Painting is a form of expression. tree →
• He used a rude expression and got told off. tree →
• "I spat!" cried the General's lady; "what an expression! tree →

Note

Maths: an expression has no equals sign; an equation has one (3x + 2 = 8). To evaluate an expression, follow the order of operations (multiply and divide before add and subtract).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Sefer Yetzirah uses "forms of expression" for the letters, which are the tools of creation. In the primary lessons: In English: idioms are expressions ("it's raining cats and dogs"). In reading lessons, read aloud "with expression". In maths: simplify the expression, evaluate the expression. Phrases: facial expression, freedom of expression, read with expression.

Examples

• A very notable Hebrew expression of Divinatory intuition was BATh QUL, the Daughter of the Voice. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• It never appears on its own in the SY, being found only in the fixed expression Sefirot Belimah. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
• SPRIM, the plural mascuUne of SPR, commonly translated book or letter : the meaning here is plainly "forms of expression." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →

Note

Maths: an expression has no equals sign; an equation has one (3x + 2 = 8). To evaluate an expression, follow the order of operations (multiply and divide before add and subtract).