Table of mathematical symbols Totally Explained

Everything about Mathematical Symbol totally explained

The following table lists many specialized symbols commonly used in mathematics.

Basic mathematical symbols

Symbol	Name	Explanation	Examples
	Read as
	Category
=		x = y means x and y represent the same thing or value.	1 + 1 = 2
	is equal to; equals
	everywhere
≠ <> !=		x ≠ y means that x and y don't represent the same thing or value. (The symbols != and <> are primarily from computer science. They are avoided in mathematical texts.)	1 ≠ 2
	is not equal to; doesn't equal
	everywhere
< > ≪ ≫		x < y means x is less than y. x > y means x is greater than y. x ≪ y means x is much less than y. x ≫ y means x is much greater than y.	3 < 4 5 > 4 0.003 ≪ 1000000
	is less than, is greater than, is much less than, is much greater than
	order theory
≤ <= ≥ >=		x ≤ y means x is less than or equal to y. x ≥ y means x is greater than or equal to y. (The symbols <= and >= are primarily from computer science. They are avoided in mathematical texts.)	3 ≤ 4 and 5 ≤ 5 5 ≥ 4 and 5 ≥ 5
	is less than or equal to, is greater than or equal to
	order theory
<·		x <• y means that x is covered by y.	).
	equal by definition
	everywhere

Further Information

Get more info on 'Mathematical Symbol'.

External Link Exchanges

Do you know how hard it is to get a link from a large encyclopaedia? Well we're different and will prove it. To get a link from us just add the following HTML to your site on a relevant page:

<a href="http://table_of_mathematical_symbols.totallyexplained.com">Table of mathematical symbols Totally Explained</a>

Then simply click through this link from your web page. Our crawlers will verify your link, extract the title of your web page and instantly add a link back to it. If you like you can remove the words Totally Explained and embed the link in article text.
As long as your link remains in place, we'll keep our link to you right here. Please play fair - our crawlers are watching. Your site must be closely related to this one's topic. Any kind of spamming, dubious practises or removing the link will result in your link from us being dropped and, potentially, your whole site being banned.