How do you pronounce $\hat{n}$?

Question

I've found a symbol $\hat{n}$ in an equation, and I have no idea how to pronounce it, and how to write it phonetic.

Edit: I've found it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quaternion#Exponential.2C_logarithm.2C_and_power

"$n$ hat" in English, I think. But how do you mean "spell it"? Pronounce it? — Henno Brandsma, Oct 28 '15 at 10:24
My lecturers usually say something along the lines of '$n$ hat'. — Guy Paterson-Jones, Oct 28 '15 at 10:25
@mrp Great. I didn't know it, so I assumed it didn't exist without even checking. Thanks. — Git Gud, Oct 28 '15 at 10:38
I would say "$n$ hat" but I've also heard it as "$n$ roof". Maybe "roof" was a translation from a foreign language. — bof, Oct 28 '15 at 10:47

score 8 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 28 '15 at 10:34

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$\hat{n}$ would typically be read by an English speaker as n hat (the letter n and the head covering). In IPA its pronunciation could be written as /ˈɛn hæt/.

answered Oct 28 '15 at 10:34

Henry

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 28 '15 at 10:34

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Everytime I've seen this notation, it was always pronounced "$n$ hat." Everone who commented seem to agree, so we can relatively safely assume that this is common pronunciation.

answered Oct 28 '15 at 10:34

Eff

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How do you pronounce $\hat{n}$?

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