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This leaflet provides information on symbols and notation commonly used in mathematics. It is designed to enable further information to be found from resources in mathcentre (www.mathcentre.ac.uk). In the table below, the symbol or notation is given in column one.
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SymbolNameRead AsMeaning=Equalis equal toIf x=y, x and y represent the same value ...≡Definitionis defined asIf x≡y, x is defined as another name of ...≈Approximately equalis approximately equal toIf x≈y, x and y are almost equal.≠Inequationdoes not equal, is not equal toIf x≠y, x and y do not represent the same ...A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula.
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Other Greek and Latin letters are used to symbolize various numerical quantities and mathematical transformations. Concept. Symbol. Summation. ∑ (upper case “sigma”) Sum Product. Π (upper case “pi”) Type I Error. α (lower case “alpha”)
