Useful Mathematics Symbols Useful Mathematics Symbols: 2 4 X y X y

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1/9/2019

USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS


How it is How it is Sample How it is How it is Sample
Symbol What it is? Symbol What it is?
read? used? expression read? used? expression
Inequality sign ... is not equal Indicates two Inequality sign ... is greater Indicates
≠ to ... values are
x≠y > than ... value on left is
4>1
different larger than x>y
Inequality sign ... is less than Indicates value on right
< 2<4
... value on left is Inequality sign ... is greater Indicates x≥y
smaller than ≥ than or equal value on left is
value on right x<y to ... larger than or
Inequality sign ... is less than Indicates equal to value
≤ or equal to ... value on left is
x ≤y on right
... is at most
equal to ...
smaller than
or equal to  Existential
quantifier
For some ...
There exists
Logical
statements
x : x > 4
value on right a(n) ... and x < 5

USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS


How it is How it is Sample How it is How it is Sample
Symbol What it is? Symbol What it is?
read? used? expression read? used? expression

 Universal
quantifier
For all ... For
every ...
Logical
statements
x :  Element-of
symbol Sets a
... is an
element of a
Sets
aA
x < 0 or A set ...
x > -1  Not-element- ... is not an Sets bA
of symbol element of a
¬ Logical not ... Logical ¬(¬A)  A set ...
negation statements
symbol  Subset symbol
Sets
... is a subset
of ...
Sets
AB
 Logical ... implies ... Logical
A B
implication If ... then ... statements  Proper subset
symbol
... is a proper
subset of ...
Sets
AB
symbol

 Logical
equivalence
... is logically
equivalent to
Logical
statements
A B
symbol ...
... if and only
if ..

USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS USEFUL MATHEMATICS SYMBOLS


How it is How it is Sample Symbol What it is? How it is read? How it is used? Sample expression
Symbol What it is?
read? used? expression Enhanced or bold N The set of natural Number theory N= {1, 2, 3, ...}

 Union symbol
Sets
... union ... Sets AB = BA
Enhanced or bold Z
numbers
The set of
Set theory
Number theory Z= {,… -3, -2, -1

 Intersection
symbol ...
intersect ...
... intersected
Sets AB = BA integers Set theory 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}
Enhanced or bold Q The set of Number theory Q = {a/b | a and b
with ... ℚ rational numbers Set theory are in Z }
 Null symbol
Sets
The null set
The empty set
Sets
={} Enhanced or bold R The set of real Number theory
ℝ numbers Set theory

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