List of mathematical symbols

This is a list of mathematical symbols used in all branches of mathematics to express a formula or to represent a constant.

Some symbols used widely in mathematics.

A mathematical concept is independent of the symbol chosen to represent it. For many of the symbols below, the symbol is usually synonymous with the corresponding concept (ultimately an arbitrary choice made as a result of the cumulative history of mathematics), but in some situations, a different convention may be used. For example, depending on context, the triple bar "" may represent congruence or a definition. However, in mathematical logic, numerical equality is sometimes represented by "" instead of "=", with the latter representing equality of well-formed formulas. In short, convention dictates the meaning.

Each symbol is shown both in HTML, whose display depends on the browser's access to an appropriate font installed on the particular device, and typeset as an image using TeX.

Guide

This list is organized by symbol type and is intended to facilitate finding an unfamiliar symbol by its visual appearance. For a related list organized by mathematical topic, see List of mathematical symbols by subject. That list also includes LaTeX and HTML markup, and Unicode code points for each symbol (note that this article doesn't have the latter two, but they could certainly be added).

There is a Wikibooks guide for using maths in LaTeX,[1] and a comprehensive LaTeX symbol list.[2] It is also possible to check to see if a Unicode code point is available as a LaTeX command, or vice versa.[3] Also note that where there is no LaTeX command natively available for a particular symbol (although there may be options that require adding packages), the symbol could be added via other options, such as setting the document up to support Unicode,[4] and entering the character in a variety of ways (e.g. copying and pasting, keyboard shortcuts, the \unicode{<insertcodepoint>} command[5]) as well as other options[6] and extensive additional information.[7][8].

  • Basic symbols: Symbols widely used in mathematics. More advanced meanings are included with some symbols listed here.
  • Symbols based on equality : Symbols derived from or similar to the equal sign "=", including double-headed arrows. These symbols are often associated with an equivalence relation.
  • Symbols that point left or right: Symbols, such as "<" and ">", that appear to point to one side or another.
  • Brackets: Symbols that are placed on either side of a variable or expression, such as |x|.
  • Other non-letter symbols: Symbols that do not fall in any of the other categories.
  • Letter-based symbols: Many mathematical symbols are based on, or closely resemble, a letter in some alphabet. This section includes such symbols, including symbols that resemble upside-down letters. Many letters have conventional meanings in various branches of mathematics and physics. These are not listed here. The See also section, below, has several lists of such usages.
    • Letter modifiers: Symbols that can be placed on or next to any letter to modify the letter's meaning.
    • Symbols based on Latin letters, including those symbols that resemble or contain an X.
    • Symbols based on Hebrew or Greek letters e.g. ב ,א, δ, Δ, π, Π, σ, Σ, Φ. Note: symbols resembling Λ are grouped with V under Latin letters.
  • Variations: Usage in languages written right-to-left.

Basic symbols

Symbol
in HTML
Symbol
in TeX
Name Explanation Examples
Read as
Category
plus;
add
2 + 7 means the sum of 2 and 7. 2 + 7 = 9
disjoint union
the disjoint union of ... and ...
A1 + A2 means the disjoint union of sets A1 and A2. A1 = {3, 4, 5, 6} ∧ A2 = {7, 8, 9, 10} ⇒
A1 + A2 = {(3, 1), (4, 1), (5, 1), (6, 1), (7, 2), (8, 2), (9, 2), (10, 2)}
minus;
take;
subtract
36 − 11 means the subtraction of 11 from 36. 36 − 11 = 25
negative;
minus;
the opposite of
−3 means the additive inverse of the number 3. −(−5) = 5
set-theoretic complement
minus;
without
AB means the set that contains all the elements of A that are not in B.

( can also be used for set-theoretic complement as described below.)
{1, 2, 4} − {1, 3, 4} = {2}
±

\pm
plus-minus
plus or minus
6 ± 3 means both 6 + 3 and 6 − 3. The equation x = 5 ± 4, has two solutions, x = 7 and x = 3.
plus-minus
plus or minus
10 ± 2 or equivalently 10 ± 20% means the range from 10 − 2 to 10 + 2. If a = 100 ± 1 mm, then a ≥ 99 mm and a ≤ 101 mm.


\mp
minus-plus
minus or plus
6 ± (3 ∓ 5) means 6 + (3 − 5) and 6 − (3 + 5). Used paired with ± to mean the opposite cos(x ± y) = cos(x) cos(y) ∓ sin(x) sin(y).

\times


\cdot
times;
multiplied by
3 × 4 or 3 ⋅ 4 means the multiplication of 3 by 4. 7 ⋅ 8 = 56
dot
linear algebra vector algebra
uv means the dot product of vectors u and v (1, 2, 5) ⋅ (3, 4, −1) = 6
cross
linear algebra vector algebra
u × v means the cross product of vectors u and v (1, 2, 5) × (3, 4, −1) =
i j k
1 2 5
3 4 −1
= (−22, 16, −2)
placeholder
(silent)
functional analysis
A · means a placeholder for an argument of a function. Indicates the functional nature of an expression without assigning a specific symbol for an argument. | · |
÷


\div

divided by;
over
6 ÷ 3 or 6 ⁄ 3 means the division of 6 by 3. 2 ÷ 4 = 0.5

12 ⁄ 4 = 3
quotient group
mod
G / H means the quotient of group G modulo its subgroup H. {0, a, 2a, b, b + a, b + 2a} / {0, b} = {{0, b}, {a, b + a}, {2a, b + 2a}}
quotient set
mod
A/~ means the set of all ~ equivalence classes in A. If we define ~ by x ~ yxy ∈ ℤ, then ℝ/~ = {x + n : n ∈ ℤ, x ∈ [0,1)}.

\surd

\sqrt{x}
square root (radical symbol)
the (principal) square root of
x means the nonnegative number whose square is x. 4 = 2
the (complex) square root of
If z = r exp() is represented in polar coordinates with π < φπ, then z = r exp(/2). −1 = i

\sum
sum over ... from ... to ... of
means .


\int
indefinite integral or antiderivative
indefinite integral of
- OR -
the antiderivative of

f(x) dx
means a function whose derivative is f.
definite integral
integral from ... to ... of ... with respect to
b
a
f(x) dx
means the signed area between the x-axis and the graph of the function f between x = a and x = b.
b
a
x2 dx = b3a3/3
line/ path/ curve/ integral of ... along ...

C
f ds
means the integral of f along the curve C, b
a
f(r(t)) |r'(t)| dt
, where r is a parametrization of C. (If the curve is closed, the symbol
may be used instead, as described below.)


\oint
Contour integral;
closed line integral
contour integral of
Similar to the integral, but used to denote a single integration over a closed curve or loop. It is sometimes used in physics texts involving equations regarding Gauss's Law, and while these formulas involve a closed surface integral, the representations describe only the first integration of the volume over the enclosing surface. Instances where the latter requires simultaneous double integration, the symbol
would be more appropriate. A third related symbol is the closed volume integral, denoted by the symbol
.

The contour integral can also frequently be found with a subscript capital letter C,
C
, denoting that a closed loop integral is, in fact, around a contour C, or sometimes dually appropriately, a circle C. In representations of Gauss's Law, a subscript capital S,
S
, is used to denote that the integration is over a closed surface.

If C is a Jordan curve about 0, then
C
1/z dz = 2πi
.
...








\ldots


\cdots


\vdots


\ddots
ellipsis
and so forth
everywhere
Indicates omitted values from a pattern. 1/2 + 1/4 + 1/8 + 1/16 + ⋯ = 1

\therefore
therefore
therefore;
so;
hence
everywhere
Sometimes used in proofs before logical consequences. All humans are mortal. Socrates is a human. ∴ Socrates is mortal.

\because
because;
since
everywhere
Sometimes used in proofs before reasoning. 11 is prime ∵ it has no positive integer factors other than itself and one.
factorial
combinatorics
means the product .
logical negation
not
The statement !A is true if and only if A is false.

A slash placed through another operator is the same as "!" placed in front.

(The symbol ! is primarily from computer science. It is avoided in mathematical texts, where the notation ¬A is preferred.)
!(!A) ⇔ A
xy ⇔ !(x = y)
¬

˜

\neg

logical negation
not
The statement ¬A is true if and only if A is false.

A slash placed through another operator is the same as "¬" placed in front.

(The symbol ~ has many other uses, so ¬ or the slash notation is preferred. Computer scientists will often use ! but this is avoided in mathematical texts.)
¬(¬A) ⇔ A
xy ⇔ ¬(x = y)

\propto
proportionality
is proportional to;
varies as
everywhere
yx means that y = kx for some constant k. if y = 2x, then yx.

\infty
infinity
∞ is an element of the extended number line that is greater than all real numbers; it often occurs in limits.









\blacksquare


\Box


\blacktriangleright
end of proof
QED;
tombstone;
Halmos finality symbol
everywhere
Used to mark the end of a proof.

(May also be written Q.E.D.)

Symbols based on equality

Symbol
in HTML
Symbol
in TeX
Name Explanation Examples
Read as
Category
is equal to;
equals
everywhere
means and represent the same thing or value.


\ne, \neq
is not equal to;
does not equal
everywhere
means that and do not represent the same thing or value.

(The forms !=, /= or <> are generally used in programming languages where ease of typing and use of ASCII text is preferred.)


\approx
approximately equal
is approximately equal to
everywhere
xy means x is approximately equal to y.

This may also be written ≃, ≅, ~, ♎ (Libra Symbol), or ≒.
π ≈ 3.14159
is isomorphic to
GH means that group G is isomorphic (structurally identical) to group H.

(≅ can also be used for isomorphic, as described below.)
Q8 / C2V

\sim
has distribution
X ~ D, means the random variable X has the probability distribution D. X ~ N(0,1), the standard normal distribution
row equivalence
is row equivalent to
A ~ B means that B can be generated by using a series of elementary row operations on A
same order of magnitude
roughly similar;
poorly approximates;
is on the order of
approximation theory
m ~ n means the quantities m and n have the same order of magnitude, or general size.

(Note that ~ is used for an approximation that is poor, otherwise use ≈ .)
2 ~ 5

8 × 9 ~ 100

but π2 ≈ 10
is similar to[9]
△ABC ~ △DEF means triangle ABC is similar to (has the same shape) triangle DEF.
asymptotically equivalent
is asymptotically equivalent to
asymptotic analysis
f ~ g means . x ~ x+1
are in the same equivalence class
everywhere
a ~ b means (and equivalently ). 1 ~ 5 mod 4

=:

:=



:⇔














\equiv



:\Leftrightarrow


\triangleq


\stackrel{\mathrm{def}}{=}


\overset{\underset{\mathrm{def}}{}}{=}


\doteq

definition
is defined as;
is equal by definition to
everywhere
In definitions, the symbol "=" is preferred over "≡" or ":=". (see § Writing style in mathematics)

x := y, y =: x or xy means x is defined to be another name for y, under certain assumptions taken in context.

(Some writers useto mean congruence).

PQ means P is defined to be logically equivalent to Q.




\cong
is congruent to
△ABC ≅ △DEF means triangle ABC is congruent to (has the same measurements as) triangle DEF.
is isomorphic to
abstract algebra
GH means that group G is isomorphic (structurally identical) to group H.

(≈ can also be used for isomorphic, as described above.)
VC2 × C2

\equiv
congruence relation
... is congruent to ... modulo ...
ab (mod n) means ab is divisible by n 5 ≡ 2 (mod 3)
identical equality
is identically equivalent to
for two functions f, g, means for all x.[10]



\Leftrightarrow

\iff


\leftrightarrow
if and only if;
iff
AB means A is true if B is true and A is false if B is false. x + 5 = y + 2 ⇔ x + 3 = y
:=

=:

Assignment
is defined to be
everywhere
A := b means A is defined to have the value b. Let a := 3, then...
f(x) := x + 3

Symbols that point left or right

Symbol
in HTML
Symbol
in TeX
Name Explanation Examples
Read as
Category
<
>

is less than,
is greater than
order theory
means x is less than y.
means x is greater than y.

proper subgroup
is a proper subgroup of
means H is a proper subgroup of G.



\ll
\gg
is much less than,
is much greater than
order theory
xy means x is much less than y.
xy means x is much greater than y.
0.003 ≪ 1000000
asymptotic comparison
is of smaller order than,
is of greater order than
analytic number theory
fg means the growth of f is asymptotically bounded by g.
(This is I. M. Vinogradov's notation. Another notation is the Big O notation, which looks like f = O(g).)
x ≪ ex
absolute continuity
is absolutely continuous with respect to
measure theory
means that is absolutely continuous with respect to , i.e., whenever , we have . If is the counting measure on and is the Lebesgue measure, then .



\le
\ge
is less than or equal to,
is greater than or equal to
order theory
xy means x is less than or equal to y.
xy means x is greater than or equal to y.
(The forms <= and >= are generally used in programming languages, where ease of typing and use of ASCII text is preferred.)

( and are also used by some writers to mean the same thing as and , but this usage seems to be less common.)
3 ≤ 4 and 5 ≤ 5
5 ≥ 4 and 5 ≥ 5
subgroup
is a subgroup of
HG means H is a subgroup of G. Z ≤ Z
A3S3
reduction
is reducible to
AB means the problem A can be reduced to the problem B. Subscripts can be added to the ≤ to indicate what kind of reduction. If

then




\leqq
\geqq
congruence relation
... is less than ... is greater than ...
10a ≡ 5 (mod 5) for 1 ≦ a ≦ 10
... is less than or equal... is greater than or equal...
order theory
xy means that each component of vector x is less than or equal to each corresponding component of vector y.
xy means that each component of vector x is greater than or equal to each corresponding component of vector y.
It is important to note that xy remains true if every element is equal. However, if the operator is changed, xy is true if and only if xy is also true.



\prec
\succ
Karp reduction
is Karp reducible to;
is polynomial-time many-one reducible to
L1L2 means that the problem L1 is Karp reducible to L2.[11] If L1L2 and L2P, then L1P.
Nondominated order
is nondominated by
PQ means that the element P is nondominated by element Q.[12] If P1Q2 then





\triangleleft
\triangleright
is a normal subgroup of
NG means that N is a normal subgroup of group G. Z(G) ◅ G
is an ideal of
ring theory
IR means that I is an ideal of ring R. (2) ◅ Z
antijoin
the antijoin of
relational algebra
RS means the antijoin of the relations R and S, the tuples in R for which there is not a tuple in S that is equal on their common attribute names.





\Rightarrow
\rightarrow
\supset
material implication
implies;
if ... then
propositional logic, Heyting algebra
AB means if A is true then B is also true; if A is false then nothing is said about B.
(→ may mean the same as, or it may have the meaning for functions given below.)
(⊃ may mean the same as,[13] or it may have the meaning for superset given below.)
x = 6 ⇒ x2 − 5 = 36 − 5 = 31 is true, but x2 − 5 = 36 −5 = 31 ⇒ x = 6 is in general false (since x could be −6).



\subseteq
\subset
is a subset of
(subset) AB means every element of A is also an element of B.[14]
(proper subset) AB means AB but AB.
(Some writers use the symbol as if it were the same as ⊆.)
(AB) ⊆ A
ℕ ⊂ ℚ
ℚ ⊂ ℝ



\supseteq
\supset
superset
is a superset of
AB means every element of B is also an element of A.
AB means AB but AB.
(Some writers use the symbol as if it were the same as .)
(AB) ⊇ B
ℝ ⊃ ℚ
\Subset
compact embedding
is compactly contained in
AB means the closure of A is a compact subset of B.

\to
function arrow
from ... to
set theory, type theory
f: XY means the function f maps the set X into the set Y. Let f: ℤ → ℕ ∪ {0} be defined by f(x) := x2.

\mapsto
function arrow
maps to
f: ab means the function f maps the element a to the element b. Let f: xx + 1 (the successor function).

\leftarrow
Converse implication
.. if ..
ab means that for the propositions a and b, if b implies a, then a is the converse implication of b.a to the element b. This reads as "a if b", or "not b without a". It is not to be confused with the assignment operator in computer science.
<:
<·

subtype
is a subtype of
type theory
T1 <: T2 means that T1 is a subtype of T2. If S <: T and T <: U then S <: U (transitivity).
cover
is covered by
order theory
x <y means that x is covered by y. {1, 8} <• {1, 3, 8} among the subsets of {1, 2, ..., 10} ordered by containment.

\vDash
entailment
entails
model theory
AB means the sentence A entails the sentence B, that is in every model in which A is true, B is also true. AA ∨ ¬A

\vdash
inference
infers;
is derived from
xy means y is derivable from x. AB ⊢ ¬B → ¬A
is a partition of
pn means that p is a partition of n. (4,3,1,1) ⊢ 9,
⟨|

\langle
the bra ...;
the dual of ...
φ| means the dual of the vector |φ⟩, a linear functional which maps a ket |ψ⟩ onto the inner product ⟨φ|ψ⟩.
|⟩

\rangle
the ket ...;
the vector ...
|φ⟩ means the vector with label φ, which is in a Hilbert space. A qubit's state can be represented as α|0⟩+ β|1⟩, where α and β are complex numbers s.t. |α|2 + |β|2 = 1.

Brackets

Symbol
in HTML
Symbol
in TeX
Name Explanation Examples
Read as
Category
 

{\ \choose\ }
n choose k
combinatorics

means (in the case of n = positive integer) the number of combinations of k elements drawn from a set of n elements.

(This may also be written as C(n, k), C(n; k), nCk, nCk, or .)

 

\left(\!\!{\ \choose\ }\!\!\right)
multiset coefficient
u multichoose k
combinatorics


(when u is positive integer)
means reverse or rising binomial coefficient.

 

\left\{ \begin{array}{lr} \ldots \\ \ldots \end{array}\right.
piecewise-defined function;
pattern matching;
Switch statement
is defined as ... if ..., or as ... if ...;
match ... with
everywhere
means the function f(x) is defined as a if the condition p(x) holds, or as b if the condition q(x) holds.

(The body of a piecewise-defined function can have any finite number (not only just two) expression-condition pairs.)

This symbol is also used in type theory for pattern matching the constructor of the value of an algebraic type. For example does pattern matching on the function's arguments and means that g(x) is defined as a, and g(y) is defined as b.

(A pattern matching can have any finite number (not only just two) pattern-expression pairs.)

|...|

| \ldots | \!\,
absolute value of; modulus of
|x| means the distance along the real line (or across the complex plane) between x and zero. |3| = 3

|–5| = |5| = 5

| i | = 1

| 3 + 4i | = 5
Euclidean norm or Euclidean length or magnitude
Euclidean norm of
|x| means the (Euclidean) length of vector x. For x = (3,−4)
determinant of
|A| means the determinant of the matrix A
cardinality of;
size of;
order of
|X| means the cardinality of the set X.

(# may be used instead as described below.)
|{3, 5, 7, 9}| = 4.
‖...‖

\| \ldots \| \!\,
norm of;
length of
x ‖ means the norm of the element x of a normed vector space.[15] x + y ‖ ≤ ‖ x ‖ + ‖ y
nearest integer function
nearest integer to
x‖ means the nearest integer to x.

(This may also be written [x], ⌊x⌉, nint(x) or Round(x).)
‖1‖ = 1, ‖1.6‖ = 2, ‖−2.4‖ = −2, ‖3.49‖ = 3
{ , }

{\{\ ,\!\ \}} \!\,
set brackets
the set of ...
{a,b,c} means the set consisting of a, b, and c.[16] ℕ = { 1, 2, 3, ... }
{ : }

{ | }

{ ; }

\{\ :\ \} \!\,


\{\ |\ \} \!\,


\{\ ;\ \} \!\,
set builder notation
the set of ... such that
{x : P(x)} means the set of all x for which P(x) is true.[16] {x | P(x)} is the same as {x : P(x)}. {n ∈ ℕ : n2 < 20} = { 1, 2, 3, 4 }
⌊...⌋

\lfloor \ldots \rfloor \!\,
floor;
greatest integer;
entier
x⌋ means the floor of x, i.e. the largest integer less than or equal to x.

(This may also be written [x], floor(x) or int(x).)
⌊4⌋ = 4, ⌊2.1⌋ = 2, ⌊2.9⌋ = 2, ⌊−2.6⌋ = −3
⌈...⌉

\lceil \ldots \rceil \!\,
ceiling
x⌉ means the ceiling of x, i.e. the smallest integer greater than or equal to x.

(This may also be written ceil(x) or ceiling(x).)
⌈4⌉ = 4, ⌈2.1⌉ = 3, ⌈2.9⌉ = 3, ⌈−2.6⌉ = −2
⌊...⌉

\lfloor \ldots \rceil \!\,
nearest integer function
nearest integer to
x⌉ means the nearest integer to x.

(This may also be written [x], ||x||, nint(x) or Round(x).)
⌊2⌉ = 2, ⌊2.6⌉ = 3, ⌊−3.4⌉ = −3, ⌊4.49⌉ = 4
[ : ]

[\ :\ ] \!\,
degree of a field extension
the degree of
[K : F] means the degree of the extension K : F. [ℚ(√2) : ℚ] = 2

[ℂ : ℝ] = 2

[ℝ : ℚ] = ∞
[ ]

[ , ]

[ , , ]

[\ ] \!\,


[\ ,\ ] \!\,

the equivalence class of
abstract algebra
[a] means the equivalence class of a, i.e. {x : x ~ a}, where ~ is an equivalence relation.

[a]R means the same, but with R as the equivalence relation.
Let a ~ b be true iff ab (mod 5).

Then [2] = {..., −8, −3, 2, 7, ...}.

floor;
greatest integer;
entier
[x] means the floor of x, i.e. the largest integer less than or equal to x.

(This may also be writtenx⌋, floor(x) or int(x). Not to be confused with the nearest integer function, as described below.)
[3] = 3, [3.5] = 3, [3.99] = 3, [−3.7] = −4
nearest integer function
nearest integer to
[x] means the nearest integer to x.

(This may also be writtenx⌉, ||x||, nint(x) or Round(x). Not to be confused with the floor function, as described above.)
[2] = 2, [2.6] = 3, [−3.4] = −3, [4.49] = 4
Iverson bracket
1 if true, 0 otherwise
[S] maps a true statement S to 1 and a false statement S to 0. [0=5]=0, [7>0]=1, [2 ∈ {2,3,4}]=1, [5 ∈ {2,3,4}]=0
image of ... under ...
everywhere
f[X] means { f(x) : xX }, the image of the function f under the set X ⊆ dom(f).

(This may also be written as f(X) if there is no risk of confusing the image of f under X with the function application f of X. Another notation is Im f, the image of f under its domain.)
closed interval
order theory
. 0 and 1/2 are in the interval [0,1].
commutator
the commutator of
group theory, ring theory
[g, h] = g−1h−1gh (or ghg−1h−1), if g, hG (a group).

[a, b] = abba, if a, bR (a ring or commutative algebra).
xy = x[x, y] (group theory).

[AB, C] = A[B, C] + [A, C]B (ring theory).
triple scalar product
the triple scalar product of
vector calculus
[a, b, c] = a × b · c, the scalar product of a × b with c. [a, b, c] = [b, c, a] = [c, a, b].
( )

( , )

(\ ) \!\,


(\ ,\ ) \!\,
function application
of
f(x) means the value of the function f at the element x. If f(x) := x2 − 5, then f(6) = 62 − 5 = 36 − 5=31.
image of ... under ...
everywhere
f(X) means { f(x) : xX }, the image of the function f under the set X ⊆ dom(f).

(This may also be written as f[X] if there is a risk of confusing the image of f under X with the function application f of X. Another notation is Im f, the image of f under its domain.)
precedence grouping
parentheses
everywhere
Perform the operations inside the parentheses first. (8/4)/2 = 2/2 = 1, but 8/(4/2) = 8/2 = 4.
tuple; n-tuple;
ordered pair/triple/etc;
row vector; sequence
everywhere
An ordered list (or sequence, or horizontal vector, or row vector) of values.

(Note that the notation (a,b) is ambiguous: it could be an ordered pair or an open interval. Set theorists and computer scientists often use angle brackets ⟨ ⟩ instead of parentheses.)

(a, b) is an ordered pair (or 2-tuple).

(a, b, c) is an ordered triple (or 3-tuple).

( ) is the empty tuple (or 0-tuple).

highest common factor;
greatest common divisor; hcf; gcd
number theory
(a, b) means the highest common factor of a and b.

(This may also be written hcf(a, b) or gcd(a, b).)
(3, 7) = 1 (they are coprime); (15, 25) = 5.
( , )

] , [

(\ ,\ ) \!\,(\ ,\ ) \!\,


]\ ,\ [ \!\,]
open interval
order theory
.

(Note that the notation (a,b) is ambiguous: it could be an ordered pair or an open interval. The notation ]a,b[ can be used instead.)

4 is not in the interval (4, 18).

(0, +∞) equals the set of positive real numbers.

( , ]

] , ]

(\ ,\ ] \!\,


\ ,\ ] \!\,]
half-open interval;
left-open interval
order theory
. (−1, 7] and (−∞, −1]
[ , )

[ , [

[\ ,\ ) \!\,


[\ ,\ [ \!\,
half-open interval;
right-open interval
order theory
. [4, 18) and [1, +∞)
⟨⟩

⟨,⟩

\langle\ \rangle \!\,


\langle\ ,\ \rangle \!\,
inner product
inner product of
u,v⟩ means the inner product of u and v, where u and v are members of an inner product space.

Note that the notationu, vmay be ambiguous: it could mean the inner product or the linear span.

There are many variants of the notation, such asu | vand (u | v), which are described below. For spatial vectors, the dot product notation, x · y is common. For matrices, the colon notation A : B may be used. Asandcan be hard to type, the more "keyboard friendly" forms < and > are sometimes seen. These are avoided in mathematical texts.
The standard inner product between two vectors x = (2, 3) and y = (−1, 5) is:
⟨x, y⟩ = 2 × −1 + 3 × 5 = 13
average
average of
let S be a subset of N for example, represents the average of all the elements in S. for a time series :g(t) (t = 1, 2,...)

we can define the structure functions Sq():

the expectation value of
For a single discrete variable of a function , the expectation value of is defined as , and for a single continuous variable the expectation value of is defined as ; where is the PDF of the variable .[17]
linear span
(linear) span of;
linear hull of
S⟩ means the span of SV. That is, it is the intersection of all subspaces of V which contain S.
u1, u2, ...⟩ is shorthand for ⟨{u1, u2, ...}⟩.


Note that the notationu, vmay be ambiguous: it could mean the inner product or the linear span.

The span of S may also be written as Sp(S).

.
subgroup generated by a set
the subgroup generated by
means the smallest subgroup of G (where SG, a group) containing every element of S.
is shorthand for .
In S3, and .
tuple; n-tuple;
ordered pair/triple/etc;
row vector; sequence
everywhere
An ordered list (or sequence, or horizontal vector, or row vector) of values.

(The notation (a,b) is often used as well.)

is an ordered pair (or 2-tuple).

is an ordered triple (or 3-tuple).

is the empty tuple (or 0-tuple).

⟨|⟩

(|)

\langle\ |\ \rangle \!\,


(\ |\ ) \!\,
inner product
inner product of
u | v⟩ means the inner product of u and v, where u and v are members of an inner product space.[18] (u | v) means the same.

Another variant of the notation isu, vwhich is described above. For spatial vectors, the dot product notation, x · y is common. For matrices, the colon notation A : B may be used. Asandcan be hard to type, the more "keyboard friendly" forms < and > are sometimes seen. These are avoided in mathematical texts.

Other non-letter symbols

Symbol
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\ast or *
convolution;
convolved with
functional analysis
fg means the convolution of f and g.   (Different than f*g, which means the product of g with the complex conjugate of f, as described below.)

(Can also be written in text as   f &lowast; g.)

.
Hodge star operator
Hodge star;
Hodge dual
v means the Hodge dual of a vector v. If v is a k-vector within an n-dimensional oriented quadratic space, then ∗v is an (nk)-vector. If are the standard basis vectors of ,
*

^\ast or ^*
complex conjugate
conjugate
z* means the complex conjugate of z.

( can also be used for the conjugate of z, as described below.)
.
group of units
the group of units of
ring theory
R consists of the set of units of the ring R, along with the operation of multiplication.

This may also be written R× as described above, or U(R).
hyperreal numbers
the (set of) hyperreals
non-standard analysis
R means the set of hyperreal numbers. Other sets can be used in place of R. N is the hypernatural numbers.
Kleene star
Kleene star
Corresponds to the usage of * in regular expressions. If ∑ is a set of strings, then ∑* is the set of all strings that can be created by concatenating members of ∑. The same string can be used multiple times, and the empty string is also a member of ∑*. If ∑ = ('a', 'b', 'c') then ∑* includes '', 'a', 'ab', 'aba', 'abac', etc. The full set cannot be enumerated here since it is countably infinite, but each individual string must have finite length.

\propto \!\,
proportionality
is proportional to;
varies as
everywhere
yx means that y = kx for some constant k. if y = 2x, then yx.
Karp reduction[19]
is Karp reducible to;
is polynomial-time many-one reducible to
AB means the problem A can be polynomially reduced to the problem B. If L1L2 and L2P, then L1P.

\setminus
set-theoretic complement
minus;
without;
throw out;
not
AB means the set that contains all those elements of A that are not in B.[14]

(− can also be used for set-theoretic complement as described above.)
{1,2,3,4} ∖ {3,4,5,6} = {1,2}
given
P(A|B) means the probability of the event A occurring given that B occurs. if X is a uniformly random day of the year P(X is 25 | X is in May) = 1/31
restriction
restriction of ... to ...;
restricted to
f|A means the function f is restricted to the set A, that is, it is the function with domain A ∩ dom(f) that agrees with f. The function f : RR defined by f(x) = x2 is not injective, but f|R+ is injective.
such that
such that;
so that
everywhere
| means "such that", see ":" (described below). S = {(x,y) | 0 < y < f(x)}
The set of (x,y) such that y is greater than 0 and less than f(x).



\mid


\nmid
divides
ab means a divides b.
ab means a does not divide b.

(The symbol can be difficult to type, and its negation is rare, so a regular but slightly shorter vertical bar | character is often used instead.)
Since 15 = 3 × 5, it is true that 3 ∣ 15 and 5 ∣ 15.
∣∣

\mid\mid
exactly divides
pa ∣∣ n means pa exactly divides n (i.e. pa divides n but pa+1 does not). 23 ∣∣ 360.





\|
Requires the viewer to support Unicode: \unicode{x2225}, \unicode{x2226}, and \unicode{x22D5}.
\mathrel{\rlap{\,\parallel}} requires \setmathfont{MathJax}.[20]
is parallel to
xy means x is parallel to y.
xy means x is not parallel to y.
xy means x is equal and parallel to y.

(The symbol can be difficult to type, and its negation is rare, so two regular but slightly longer vertical bar || characters are often used instead.)
If lm and mn then ln.
incomparability
is incomparable to
order theory
xy means x is incomparable to y. {1,2} ∥ {2,3} under set containment.
#

\sharp
cardinality of;
size of;
order of
#X means the cardinality of the set X.

(|...| may be used instead as described above.)
#{4, 6, 8} = 3
connected sum
connected sum of;
knot sum of;
knot composition of
A#B is the connected sum of the manifolds A and B. If A and B are knots, then this denotes the knot sum, which has a slightly stronger condition. A#Sm is homeomorphic to A, for any manifold A, and the sphere Sm.
primorial
primorial
n# is product of all prime numbers less than or equal to n. 12# = 2 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 11 = 2310
such that
such that;
so that
everywhere
 : means "such that", and is used in proofs and the set-builder notation (described below). n ∈ ℕ: n is even.
extends;
over
K : F means the field K extends the field F.

This may also be written as KF.
 : ℚ
inner product of matrices
inner product of
A : B means the Frobenius inner product of the matrices A and B.

The general inner product is denoted byu, v⟩, ⟨u | vor (u | v), as described below. For spatial vectors, the dot product notation, x·y is common. See also bra–ket notation.
index of a subgroup
index of subgroup
The index of a subgroup H in a group G is the "relative size" of H in G: equivalently, the number of "copies" (cosets) of H that fill up G
divided by
over
everywhere
A : B means the division of A with B (dividing A by B) 10 : 2 = 5

\vdots \!\,
vertical ellipsis
vertical ellipsis
everywhere
Denotes that certain constants and terms are missing out (e.g. for clarity) and that only the important terms are being listed.

\wr \!\,
wreath product
wreath product of ... by ...
AH means the wreath product of the group A by the group H.

This may also be written A wr H.
is isomorphic to the automorphism group of the complete bipartite graph on (n,n) vertices.



⇒⇐
\blitza
\lightning: requires \usepackage{stmaryrd}.[21]

\smashtimes requires \usepackage{unicode-math} and \setmathfont{XITS Math} or another Open Type Math Font.[22]

[2]
\Rightarrow\Leftarrow

[2]
\bot

[2]
\nleftrightarrow

\textreferencemark[2]
Contradiction![2]

contradiction; this contradicts that
everywhere
Denotes that contradictory statements have been inferred. For clarity, the exact point of contradiction can be appended. x + 4 = x − 3 ※

Statement: Every finite, non-empty, ordered set has a largest element. Otherwise, let's assume that is a finite, non-empty, ordered set with no largest element. Then, for some , there exists an with , but then there's also an with , and so on. Thus, are distinct elements in . ↯ is finite.



\oplus \!\,


\veebar \!\,
xor
The statement AB is true when either A or B, but not both, are true. AB means the same. A) ⊕ A is always true, AA is always false.
direct sum
direct sum of
abstract algebra
The direct sum is a special way of combining several objects into one general object.

(The bun symbol ⊕, or the coproduct symbol ∐, is used;is only for logic.)
Most commonly, for vector spaces U, V, and W, the following consequence is used:
U = VW ⇔ (U = V + W) ∧ (VW = {0})

{~\wedge\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\!\;\bigcirc~}
Kulkarni–Nomizu product
Kulkarni–Nomizu product
tensor algebra
Derived from the tensor product of two symmetric type (0,2) tensors; it has the algebraic symmetries of the Riemann tensor. has components .

\Box \!\
D'Alembertian;
wave operator
non-Euclidean Laplacian
vector calculus
It is the generalisation of the Laplace operator in the sense that it is the differential operator which is invariant under the isometry group of the underlying space and it reduces to the Laplace operator if restricted to time independent functions.

Letter-based symbols

Includes upside-down letters.

Letter modifiers

Also called diacritics.

Symbol
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Symbol
in TeX
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a

\bar{a}, \overline{a}
overbar;
... bar
(often read as "x bar") is the mean (average value of ). .
finite sequence, tuple
model theory
means the finite sequence/tuple . .
algebraic closure
algebraic closure of
is the algebraic closure of the field F. The field of algebraic numbers is sometimes denoted as because it is the algebraic closure of the rational numbers .
complex conjugate
conjugate
means the complex conjugate of z.

(z can also be used for the conjugate of z, as described above.)
.
topological closure
(topological) closure of
is the topological closure of the set S.

This may also be denoted as cl(S) or Cl(S).
In the space of the real numbers, (the rational numbers are dense in the real numbers).

\overset{\rightharpoonup}{a}
harpoon
â

\hat a
hat
(pronounced "a hat") is the normalized version of vector , having length 1.
estimator
estimator for
is the estimator or the estimate for the parameter . The estimator produces a sample estimate for the mean .

'
... prime;
derivative of
f ′(x) means the derivative of the function f at the point x, i.e., the slope of the tangent to f at x.

(The single-quote character ' is sometimes used instead, especially in ASCII text.)
If f(x) := x2, then f ′(x) = 2x.

\dot{\,}
... dot;
time derivative of
means the derivative of x with respect to time. That is . If x(t) := t2, then .

Symbols based on Latin letters

Symbol
in HTML
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\forall
universal quantification
for all;
for any;
for each;
for every
x, P(x) means P(x) is true for all x. n ∈ ℕ, n2n.
𝔹

B

\mathbb{B}


\mathbf{B}
boolean domain
B;
the (set of) boolean values;
the (set of) truth values;
𝔹 means either {0, 1}, {false, true}, {F, T}, or . False) ∈ 𝔹


C

\mathbb{C}


\mathbf{C}
C;
the (set of) complex numbers
ℂ means {a + b i : a,b ∈ ℝ}. i ∈ ℂ
𝔠

\mathfrak c
cardinality of the continuum;
c;
cardinality of the real numbers
The cardinality of is denoted by or by the symbol (a lowercase Fraktur letter C).



\partial
partial;
d
f/∂xi means the partial derivative of f with respect to xi, where f is a function on (x1, ..., xn). If f(x,y) := x2y, then ∂f/∂x = 2xy,
boundary of
M means the boundary of M ∂{x : ||x|| ≤ 2} = {x : ||x|| = 2}
degree of a polynomial
degree of
f means the degree of the polynomial f.

(This may also be written deg f.)
∂(x2 − 1) = 2
𝔼

E

\mathbb E


\mathrm{E}
expected value
the value of a random variable one would "expect" to find if one could repeat the random variable process an infinite number of times and take the average of the values obtained

\exists
existential quantification
there exists;
there is;
there are
x: P(x) means there is at least one x such that P(x) is true. n ∈ ℕ: n is even.
∃!

\exists!
uniqueness quantification
there exists exactly one
∃! x: P(x) means there is exactly one x such that P(x) is true. ∃! n ∈ ℕ: n + 5 = 2n.



\in


\notin
set membership
is an element of;
is not an element of
everywhere, set theory
aS means a is an element of the set S;[16] aS means a is not an element of S.[16] (1/2)−1 ∈ ℕ

2−1 ∉ ℕ

\not\ni
set membership
does not contain as an element
Se means the same thing as eS, where S is a set and e is not an element of S.

\ni
such that symbol
such that
often abbreviated as "s.t.", symbols and are also used to denote "such that". The use of ∋ goes back to early mathematical logic and its usage in this sense is declining. The symbol ("back epsilon") is sometimes specifically used for "such that" to avoid confusion with set membership. Choose ∋ 2| and 3|. (Here | is used in the sense of "divides".)
set membership
contains as an element
Se means the same thing as eS, where S is a set and e is an element of S.

\mathbb{F}
Galois field, or finite field
, for any prime p and integer n, is the unique finite field with order , often written , and sometimes also known as , , or , although this last notation is ambiguous. is , the finite field in whose quadratic extension the popular elliptic curve Curve25519 is computed.


H

\mathbb{H}


\mathbf{H}
quaternions or Hamiltonian quaternions
H;
the (set of) quaternions
ℍ means {a + b i + c j + d k : a,b,c,d ∈ ℝ}.
𝕀

I

\mathbb{I}


\mathbf{I}
the indicator of
The indicator function of a subset A of a set X is a function defined as :

Note that the indicator function is also sometimes denoted 1.



N

\mathbb{N}


\mathbf{N}
the (set of) natural numbers
N means either { 0, 1, 2, 3, ...} or { 1, 2, 3, ...}.

The choice depends on the area of mathematics being studied; e.g. number theorists prefer the latter; analysts, set theorists and computer scientists prefer the former. To avoid confusion, always check an author's definition of N.

Set theorists often use the notation ω (for least infinite ordinal) to denote the set of natural numbers (including zero), along with the standard ordering relation ≤.
ℕ = {|a| : a ∈ ℤ} or ℕ = {|a| > 0: a ∈ ℤ}



\circ

[23][24]
\odot
Hadamard product
entrywise product, elementwise product, circled dot
For two matrices (or vectors) of the same dimensions the Hadamard product is a matrix of the same dimensions with elements given by .

\circ
composed with
fg is the function such that (fg)(x) = f(g(x)).[25] if f(x) := 2x, and g(x) := x + 3, then (fg)(x) = 2(x + 3).
O

O
big-oh of
The Big O notation describes the limiting behavior of a function, when the argument tends towards a particular value or infinity. If f(x) = 6x4 − 2x3 + 5 and g(x) = x4, then


{ }


\emptyset

\varnothing

\{\}
the empty set null set
∅ means the set with no elements.[16] { } means the same. {n ∈ ℕ : 1 < n2 < 4} = ∅


P

\mathbb{P}


\mathbf{P}
P;
the set of prime numbers
ℙ is often used to denote the set of prime numbers.
P;
the projective space;
the projective line;
the projective plane
ℙ means a space with a point at infinity. ,
polynomials
the space of all possible polynomials
ℙ means anxn + an-1xn-1...a1x+a0
n means the space of all polynomials of degree less than or equal to n
the probability of
ℙ(X) means the probability of the event X occurring.

This may also be written as P(X), Pr(X), P[X] or Pr[X].
If a fair coin is flipped, ℙ(Heads) = ℙ(Tails) = 0.5.
the Power set of
Given a set S, the power set of S is the set of all subsets of the set S. The power set of S0 is

denoted by P(S).

The power set P({0, 1, 2}) is the set of all subsets of {0, 1, 2}. Hence,

P({0, 1, 2}) = {∅, {0}, {1}, {2}, {0, 1}, {0, 2}, {1, 2}, {0, 1, 2} }.



Q

\mathbb{Q}


\mathbf{Q}
Q;
the (set of) rational numbers;
the rationals
ℚ means {p/q : p ∈ ℤ, q ∈ ℕ}. 3.14000... ∈ ℚ

π ∉ ℚ
p

Qp

\mathbb{Q}_p


\mathbf{Q}_p
the (set of) p-adic numbers;
the p-adics
ℚ means {p/q : p ∈ ℤ, q ∈ ℕ}.




R

\mathbb{R}


\mathbf{R}
R;
the (set of) real numbers;
the reals
ℝ means the set of real numbers. π ∈ ℝ

√(−1) ∉ ℝ



{}^\dagger
conjugate transpose
conjugate transpose;
adjoint;
Hermitian adjoint/conjugate/transpose/dagger
matrix operations
A means the transpose of the complex conjugate of A.[26]

This may also be written A∗T, AT∗, A, AT or AT.
If A = (aij) then A = (aji).
T

{}^{\mathsf{T}}
transpose
matrix operations
AT means A, but with its rows swapped for columns.

This may also be written A′, At or Atr.
If A = (aij) then AT = (aji).

\top
top element
the top element
⊤ means the largest element of a lattice. x : x ∧ ⊤ = x
top type
the top type; top
type theory
⊤ means the top or universal type; every type in the type system of interest is a subtype of top. ∀ types T, T <: ⊤

\bot
perpendicular
is perpendicular to
xy means x is perpendicular to y; or more generally x is orthogonal to y. If lm and mn in the plane, then l || n.
orthogonal complement
orthogonal/ perpendicular complement of;
perp
W means the orthogonal complement of W (where W is a subspace of the inner product space V), the set of all vectors in V orthogonal to every vector in W. Within , .
is coprime to
xy means x has no factor greater than 1 in common with y. 34 ⊥ 55
independent
is independent of
AB means A is an event whose probability is independent of event B. The double perpendicular symbol () is also commonly used for the purpose of denoting this, for instance: (In LaTeX, the command is: "A \perp\!\!\!\perp B".) If AB, then P(A|B) = P(A).
bottom element
the bottom element
⊥ means the smallest element of a lattice. x : x ∨ ⊥ = x
bottom type
the bottom type;
bot
type theory
⊥ means the bottom type (a.k.a. the zero type or empty type); bottom is the subtype of every type in the type system. ∀ types T, ⊥ <: T
comparability
is comparable to
order theory
xy means that x is comparable to y. {e, π} ⊥ {1, 2, e, 3, π} under set containment.


𝕌

U

\mathbb{U}


\mathbf{U}
all numbers being considered
U;
the universal set;
the set of all numbers;
all numbers considered
𝕌 means "the set of all elements being considered."
It may represent all numbers both real and complex, or any subset of these—hence the term "universal".
𝕌 = {ℝ,ℂ} includes all numbers.

If instead, 𝕌 = {ℤ,ℂ}, then π ∉ 𝕌.

\cup
the union of ... or ...;
union
AB means the set of those elements which are either in A, or in B, or in both.[14] AB ⇔ (AB) = B

\cap
intersected with;
intersect
AB means the set that contains all those elements that A and B have in common.[14] {x ∈ ℝ : x2 = 1} ∩ ℕ = {1}

\lor
logical disjunction or join in a lattice
or;
max;
join
The statement AB is true if A or B (or both) are true; if both are false, the statement is false.

For functions A(x) and B(x), A(x) ∨ B(x) is used to mean max(A(x), B(x)).
n ≥ 4 ∨ n ≤ 2 ⇔ n ≠ 3 when n is a natural number.

\land
(logical and)

\wedge
(wedge product)
and;
min;
meet
The statement AB is true if A and B are both true; else it is false.

For functions A(x) and B(x), A(x) ∧ B(x) is used to mean min(A(x), B(x)).
n < 4 ∧ n > 2 ⇔ n = 3 when n is a natural number.
wedge product;
exterior product
uv means the wedge product of any multivectors u and v. In three-dimensional Euclidean space the wedge product and the cross product of two vectors are each other's Hodge dual.
×

\times
times;
multiplied by
3 × 4 means the multiplication of 3 by 4.

(The symbol * is generally used in programming languages, where ease of typing and use of ASCII text is preferred.)
7 × 8 = 56
the Cartesian product of ... and ...;
the direct product of ... and ...
X × Y means the set of all ordered pairs with the first element of each pair selected from X and the second element selected from Y. {1,2} × {3,4} = {(1,3),(1,4),(2,3),(2,4)}
cross
u × v means the cross product of vectors u and v (1,2,5) × (3,4,−1) =
(−22, 16, − 2)
group of units
the group of units of
ring theory
R× consists of the set of units of the ring R, along with the operation of multiplication.

This may also be written R as described below, or U(R).

\otimes
tensor product, tensor product of modules
tensor product of
means the tensor product of V and U.[27] means the tensor product of modules V and U over the ring R. {1, 2, 3, 4} ⊗ {1, 1, 2} =
{{1, 1, 2}, {2, 2, 4}, {3, 3, 6}, {4, 4, 8}}



\ltimes


\rtimes
semidirect product
the semidirect product of
Nφ H is the semidirect product of N (a normal subgroup) and H (a subgroup), with respect to φ. Also, if G = Nφ H, then G is said to split over N.

(⋊ may also be written the other way round, as ⋉, or as ×.)
semijoin
the semijoin of
relational algebra
RS is the semijoin of the relations R and S, the set of all tuples in R for which there is a tuple in S that is equal on their common attribute names. R S = a1,..,an(R S)

\bowtie
natural join
the natural join of
relational algebra
RS is the natural join of the relations R and S, the set of all combinations of tuples in R and S that are equal on their common attribute names.




Z

\mathbb{Z}


\mathbf{Z}
the (set of) integers
ℤ means {..., −3, −2, −1, 0, 1, 2, 3, ...}.

+ or ℤ> means {1, 2, 3, ...} .
means {0, 1, 2, 3, ...} .
* is used by some authors to mean {0, 1, 2, 3, ...}[28] and others to mean {... -2, -1, 1, 2, 3, ... }.[29]

ℤ = {p, −p : p ∈ ℕ ∪ {0}}
n

p

Zn

Zp

\mathbb{Z}_n


\mathbb{Z}_p


\mathbf{Z}_n

the (set of) integers modulo n
n means {[0], [1], [2], ...[n−1]} with addition and multiplication modulo n.

Note that any letter may be used instead of n, such as p. To avoid confusion with p-adic numbers, use ℤ/por ℤ/(p) instead.
3 = {[0], [1], [2]}
the (set of) p-adic integers


Note that any letter may be used instead of p, such as n or l.

Symbols based on Hebrew or Greek letters

Symbol
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\aleph
aleph
α represents an infinite cardinality (specifically, the α-th one, where α is an ordinal). |ℕ| = ℵ0, which is called aleph-null.

\beth
beth number
beth
α represents an infinite cardinality (similar to ℵ, but ℶ does not necessarily index all of the numbers indexed by ℵ. ).

\Gamma
Gamma function
combinatorics

\delta
Dirac delta of
hyperfunction
δ(x)
Kronecker delta of
hyperfunction
δij
Functional derivative
Functional derivative of





\vartriangle


\ominus


\oplus
symmetric difference
symmetric difference
AB (or AB) means the set of elements in exactly one of A or B.

(Not to be confused with delta, Δ, described below.)
{1,5,6,8} ∆ {2,5,8} = {1,2,6}

{3,4,5,6} ⊖ {1,2,5,6} = {1,2,3,4}

\Delta
delta;
change in
Δx means a (non-infinitesimal) change in x.

(If the change becomes infinitesimal, δ and even d are used instead. Not to be confused with the symmetric difference, written ∆, above.)
is the gradient of a straight line.
Laplace operator
vector calculus
The Laplace operator is a second order differential operator in n-dimensional Euclidean space If ƒ is a twice-differentiable real-valued function, then the Laplacian of ƒ is defined by

\nabla
del;
nabla;
gradient of
vector calculus
f (x1, ..., xn) is the vector of partial derivatives (∂f / ∂x1, ..., ∂f / ∂xn). If f (x,y,z) := 3xy + z², then ∇f = (3y, 3x, 2z)
del dot;
divergence of
vector calculus
If , then .
curl of
vector calculus

If , then .
π

\pi
pi;
3.1415926...;
≈355÷113
Used in various formulas involving circles; π is equivalent to the amount of area a circle would take up in a square of equal width with an area of 4 square units, roughly 3.14159. It is also the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle. A = πR2 = 314.16 → R = 10
prime-counting function
prime-counting function of
counts the number of prime numbers less than or equal to .
projection
Projection of
relational algebra
restricts to the attribute set.
Homotopy group
the nth Homotopy group of
consists of homotopy equivalence classes of base point preserving maps from an n-dimensional sphere (with base point) into the pointed space X.

\prod
product over ... from ... to ... of
means .
the Cartesian product of;
the direct product of
means the set of all (n+1)-tuples
(y0, ..., yn).

\coprod
coproduct
coproduct over ... from ... to ... of
category theory
A general construction which subsumes the disjoint union of sets and of topological spaces, the free product of groups, and the direct sum of modules and vector spaces. The coproduct of a family of objects is essentially the "least specific" object to which each object in the family admits a morphism.
σ

\sigma
selection
Selection of
relational algebra
The selection selects all those tuples in for which holds between the and the attribute. The selection selects all those tuples in for which holds between the attribute and the value .
population standard deviation
A measure of spread or variation of a set of values in a sample population set.

\sum
sum over ... from ... to ... of
means .

Variations

In mathematics written in Persian or Arabic, some symbols may be reversed to make right-to-left writing and reading easier.[30]

See also

  • Greek letters used in mathematics, science, and engineering
  • List of letters used in mathematics and science
  • List of common physics notations
  • Diacritic
  • ISO 31-11 (Mathematical signs and symbols for use in physical sciences and technology)
  • Latin letters used in mathematics
  • List of mathematical abbreviations
  • List of mathematical symbols by subject
  • Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols (Unicode block)
  • Mathematical constants and functions
  • Mathematical notation
  • Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode
  • Notation in probability and statistics
  • Physical constants
  • Table of logic symbols
  • Table of mathematical symbols by introduction date
  • Typographical conventions in mathematical formulae
  • APL syntax and symbols

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