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+
+
Addition
-
Subtraction
×
\times
Multiplication
÷
\div
Division
=
=
Equal to
\neq
Not equal to
<
<
Less than
>
>
Greater than
\leq
Less than or equal to
\geq
Greater than or equal to
±
\pm
Plus-minus
\mp
Minus-plus
%
\%
Percent
\permil
Per mille
\textpertenthousand
Per ten thousand sign
\sqrt{}
Square root
\sqrt[3]{}
Cube root
\sqrt[4]{}
Fourth root
^
^
Exponentiation (power)
log
\log
Logarithm base 10
ln
\ln
Natural logarithm (base \(e\))
e
e
The base of the natural logarithm (\(e\))
\infty
Infinity
π
\pi
Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
φ
\varphi
Phi, the golden ratio
!
!
Factorial, the product of all positive integers up to a given number
\sum
Summation, the sum of a sequence of numbers
\prod
Product, the product of a sequence of numbers
\partial
Partial derivative symbol
\Delta
Delta, represents change or difference in mathematics
\int
Integral, represents the area under a curve
\oint
Contour integral, used in complex analysis
(
(
Left parenthesis for grouping
)
)
Right parenthesis for grouping
[
[
Left square bracket for grouping
]
]
Right square bracket for grouping
+
\+
Addition operation between two numbers.
-
\-
Subtraction operation between two numbers.
*
\ast
Multiplication or a wildcard symbol.
/
\/
Denotes division or separates terms.
=
\=
Indicates equality between two expressions or assignment.
\neq
Indicates that two expressions are not equal.
<
\<
Indicates that the left value is smaller than the right.
>
\>
Indicates that the left value is larger than the right.
\leq
Left value is less than or equal to the right.
\geq
Left value is greater than or equal to the right.
×
\times
Denotes multiplication between two quantities.
÷
\div
Represents division between two numbers.
±
\pm
Plus Minus.
\mp
Minus Plus.
\wedge
Logical conjunction; true if both operands are true.
\vee
Logical disjunction; true if at least one operand is true.
\oplus
Represents direct sum or exclusive OR.
\otimes
Denotes tensor product.
\cdot
Represents multiplication, especially scalar product.
\propto
Indicates proportionality between two quantities.
\circ
Denotes the composition of two functions.
\bullet
Used for multiplication or as a list marker.
\cap
Represents common elements of sets.
\cup
Represents all elements from both sets.
\uplus
Union where elements' multiplicities are summed.
\inf
Greatest element less than or equal to all elements.
\sup
Least element greater than or equal to all elements.
\nless
Indicates the left value is not less than the right.
\dotplus
Dot plus
\dotminus
Dot minus
\setminus
Set minus
\curlyvee
Curly logical or
\curlywedge
Curly logical and
\boxminus
Square image
\boxtimes
Square original
\boxdot
Squared dot operator
\boxplus
Squared plus
\divideontimes
Division times
\ltimes
Left normal factor semidirect product
\rtimes
Right normal factor semidirect product
\leftthreetimes
Left semidirect product
\rightthreetimes
Right semidirect product
\bigcap
N-ary intersection
\bigcup
N-ary union
\circleddash
Circled dash
\turnstile
Turnstile
\oplus
Direct sum / Circled plus
\ominus
Circled minus
\otimes
Tensor product / Circled times
\oslash
Circled division slash
\odot
Circled dot operator
\circledast
Circled star operator
\circledcirc
Circled ring operator
\dagger
Dagger
\ddagger
Double dagger
\star
Star operator
\diamond
Diamond operator
\wr
Wreath product
\triangle
Triangle / Delta
\bigwedge
N-ary logical and
\bigvee
N-ary logical or
\bigwedge
N-ary logical and
\bigotimes
N-ary times operator
\bigoplus
N-ary direct sum
\bigcap
N-ary coproduct
\bigcup
N-ary union operator
\biguplus
N-ary union plus
\bigcupplus
Union with a plus
\rightangle
Right Angle
\angle
Angle
\measuredangle
Measured Angle
\sphericalangle
Spherical Angle
\rightanglewitharc
Right Angle With Arc
\righttriangle
Right Triangle
\equalparallel
Equal and Parallel To
\perp
Perpendicular
\nmid
Undefined control sequence
\parallel
Parallel
\nparallel
Not Parallel To (another form)
\ratio
Ratio
\proportion
Proportion
\therefore
Therefore
\because
Because
\blacksquare
End of Proof (Tombstone)
\triangle
Triangle
\cong
Congruent (identical in form)
\sim
Similar (same shape, different size)
\bigcirc
Circle
\odot
Circled dot (often represents a circle with a center point)
\square
Square
\diamond
Diamond
\rectangle
Rectangle
\pentagon
Pentagon
\hexagon
Hexagon
ω
\omega
Omega (often used to represent a specific angle in trigonometry)
Ω
\Omega
Ohm or Omega (can represent a large circle or completion)
α
\alpha
Alpha (often used to represent angles in triangles and circles)
β
\beta
Beta (also used for angles)
γ
\gamma
Gamma (often represents an angle or a specific point)
\sum
Summation symbol
\int
Integral symbol
\iint
Double integral symbol
\iiint
Triple integral symbol
\oint
Contour integral symbol
\oiint
Surface integral symbol
\oiiint
Volume integral symbol
\varointclockwise
Clockwise integral
\ointctrclockwise
Clockwise contour integral
\varointctrclockwise
Counterclockwise contour integral
\prod
Product symbol
\coprod
Coproduct symbol
\bigcap
Intersection symbol
\bigcup
Union symbol
\bigwedge
Logical AND or N-ary logical conjunction
\bigvee
Logical OR or N-ary logical disjunction
\bigwedge
N-ary logical AND
\bigotimes
Tensor product
\bigoplus
Direct sum
\biguplus
Multiset sum
\bigcupplus
Union with a plus
\forall
For All (Universal Quantifier)
\complement
Complement
\mathbb{C}
Set of Complex Numbers
\partial
Partial Differential
ð
\eth
Eth (Used in phonetic notations)
\Euler
Euler's Number (Variant)
Ϝ
\digamma
Digamma (Greek letter)
\Finv
Turned Capital F
\gscript
Script Capital G (Used in Physics for conductance)
\hPlanck
Planck Constant
\hHilbert
Black-Letter Capital H (Hilbert Space)
\hBar
Planck's Constant over Two Pi
\hslash
Reduced Planck's Constant
\imaginaryJ
Script Capital J
ı
\dotlessi
Dotless I
\imaginary
Imaginary Part
j
\imaginaryJ
J, used as a unit imaginary number in electrical engineering
ϰ
\varkappa
Kappa Symbol (Greek letter)
\lagrangian
Script Capital L (Lagrangian)
\ell
Script Small L (Liter)
\mathbb{N}
Set of Natural Numbers
\wp
Weierstrass P (Power Set)
\mathbb{Q}
Set of Rational Numbers
\real
Script Capital R
\realpart
Real Part
\mathbb{R}
Set of Real Numbers
\mathbb{Z}
Set of Integers
\turnedOmega
Turned Omega
\angstrom
Angstrom
\Bbbk
Script Capital B
\estimated
Estimated Symbol (Euro)
\scriptE
Script Capital E
\exists
There Exists (Existential Quantifier)
\nexists
There Does Not Exist
\scriptF
Script Capital F
\scriptM
Script Capital M
\scriptO
Script Small O
\aleph
Aleph Number (Transfinite Numbers)
\beth
Beth Number
\gimel
Gimel Function
\dalet
Dalet Symbol
=
=
Equal to
\neq
Not equal to
<
<
Less than
>
>
Greater than
\le
Less than or equal to
\ge
Greater than or equal to
\nless
Not less than
\nleq
Neither less than nor equal to
\ngtr
Not greater than
\ngeq
Neither greater than nor equal to
\equiv
Identical to or congruent
\sim
Tilde operator, often denotes similarity or equivalence
\simeq
Asymptotically equal to
\approx
Approximately equal to
\cong
Approximately equal to or congruent
\nequiv
Not identical to
\nasymp
Not asymptotically equal to
\napprox
Not approximately equal to
\ncong
Neither approximately nor actually equal to
\propto
Proportional to
\ll
Much less than
\gg
Much greater than
\in
Element of
\ni
Contains as a member
\notin
Not an element of
\subset
Subset of
\supset
Superset of
\subseteq
Subset of or equal to
\supseteq
Superset of or equal to
\prec
Precedes
\succ
Succeeds
\preceq
Precedes or equal to
\succeq
Succeeds or equal to
\sqsubset
Subset of with not equal to
\sqsupset
Superset of with not equal to
\sqsubseteq
Square image of or equal to
\sqsupseteq
Square original of or equal to
\parallel
Parallel to
\perp
Perpendicular to
\vdash
Proves, forces
\dashv
Double turnstile
\bowtie
Bowtie, join
\asymp
Equiangular to
(
\left(
Left parenthesis
)
\right)
Right parenthesis
[
\left[
Left square bracket
]
\right]
Right square bracket
{
\left\{
Left curly brace
}
\right\}
Right curly brace
\left\langle
Left angle bracket
\right\rangle
Right angle bracket
|
\left|
Left vertical bar
|
\right|
Right vertical bar
\left\lceil
Left ceiling bracket
\right\rceil
Right ceiling bracket
\left\lfloor
Left floor bracket
\right\rfloor
Right floor bracket
\left\|
Left double vertical bar
\right\|
Right double vertical bar
\left\llbracket
Left double bracket
\right\rrbracket
Right double bracket
\neq
Not Equal To
\nless
Not Less Than
\ngtr
Not Greater Than
\nleq
Neither Less Than Nor Equal To
\ngeq
Neither Greater Than Nor Equal To
\nequiv
Not Identical To
\nsim
Not Tilde
\nasymp
Not Asymptotically Equal To
\napprox
Not Almost Equal To
\ncong
Neither Approximately Nor Actually Equal To
\nmid
Not Divides
\lneq
Less Than But Not Equal To
\gneq
Greater Than But Not Equal To
\nprec
Not Precedes
\nsucc
Not Succeeds
\npreceq
Does Not Precede Or Equal
\nsucceq
Does Not Succeed Or Equal
\notin
Not An Element Of
\notni
Does Not Contain As Member
\nsubset
Not A Subset Of
\nsupset
Not A Superset Of
\nsubseteq
Not A Subset Of Or Equal To
\nsupseteq
Not A Superset Of Or Equal To
\subsetneq
Subset Of With Not Equal To
\varsubsetneq
Subset Of With Not Equal To (variant)
\supsetneq
Superset Of With Not Equal To
\varsupsetneq
Superset Of With Not Equal To (variant)
\lnsim
Less Than But Not Equivalent To
\gnsim
Greater Than But Not Equivalent To
\precnsim
Precedes But Not Equivalent To
\succnsim
Succeeds But Not Equivalent To
\ntriangleleft
Not Normal Subgroup Of
\ntriangleright
Does Not Contain As Normal Subgroup
\ntrianglelefteq
Not Normal Subgroup Of Or Equal To
\ntrianglerighteq
Does Not Contain As Normal Subgroup Or Equal
\nmid
Does Not Divide
\nparallel
Not Parallel To
\nvdash
Does Not Prove
\nvDash
Not True
\nVdash
Does Not Force
\nVDash
Negated Double Vertical Bar Double Right Turnstile
\nexists
There Does Not Exist
\leftarrow
Leftwards Arrow
\rightarrow
Rightwards Arrow
\uparrow
Upwards Arrow
\downarrow
Downwards Arrow
\leftrightarrow
Left Right Arrow
\updownarrow
Up Down Arrow
\Leftarrow
Leftwards Double Arrow
\Rightarrow
Rightwards Double Arrow
\Uparrow
Upwards Double Arrow
\Downarrow
Downwards Double Arrow
\Leftrightarrow
Left Right Double Arrow
\Updownarrow
Up Down Double Arrow
\longleftarrow
Long Leftwards Arrow
\longrightarrow
Long Rightwards Arrow
\longleftrightarrow
Long Left Right Arrow
\Longleftarrow
Long Leftwards Double Arrow
\Longrightarrow
Long Rightwards Double Arrow
\Longleftrightarrow
Long Left Right Double Arrow
\nearrow
North East Arrow
\nwarrow
North West Arrow
\searrow
South East Arrow
\swarrow
South West Arrow
\nleftarrow
Leftwards Arrow with Stroke
\nrightarrow
Rightwards Arrow with Stroke
\nleftrightarrow
Left Right Arrow with Stroke
\nLeftarrow
Leftwards Double Arrow with Stroke
\nRightarrow
Rightwards Double Arrow with Stroke
\nLeftrightarrow
Left Right Double Arrow with Stroke
\dashleftarrow
Leftwards Dashed Arrow
\dashrightarrow
Rightwards Dashed Arrow
\leftarrowtail
Leftwards Arrow from Bar
\rightarrowtail
Rightwards Arrow from Bar
\rightsquigarrow
Long Rightwards Squiggle Arrow
\leadsto
Long Rightwards Double Squiggle Arrow
\hookleftarrow
Leftwards Arrow with Hook
\hookrightarrow
Rightwards Arrow with Hook
\leftharpoonup
Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Upwards
\leftharpoondown
Leftwards Harpoon with Barb Downwards
\rightharpoonup
Rightwards Harpoon with Barb Upwards
\rightharpoondown
Rightwards Harpoon with Barb Downwards
\upharpoonleft
Upwards Harpoon with Barb Leftwards
\upharpoonright
Upwards Harpoon with Barb Rightwards
\downharpoonleft
Downwards Harpoon with Barb Leftwards
\downharpoonright
Downwards Harpoon with Barb Rightwards
\leftrightharpoons
Leftwards Harpoon Over Rightwards Harpoon
\rightleftharpoons
Rightwards Harpoon Over Leftwards Harpoon
\leftleftarrows
Leftwards Paired Arrows
\rightrightarrows
Rightwards Paired Arrows
\upuparrows
Upwards Paired Arrows
\downdownarrows
Downwards Paired Arrows
\leftrightarrows
Leftwards Arrow Over Rightwards Arrow
\rightleftarrows
Rightwards Arrow Over Leftwards Arrow
\looparrowleft
Leftwards Arrow with Loop
\looparrowright
Rightwards Arrow with Loop
\Lsh
Leftwards Arrow with Tail
\Rsh
Rightwards Arrow with Tail
\upharpoonleft
Upwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards
\upharpoonright
Upwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards
\downharpoonleft
Downwards Arrow with Tip Leftwards
\downharpoonright
Downwards Arrow with Tip Rightwards
\Lleftarrow
Leftwards Triple Arrow
\Rrightarrow
Rightwards Triple Arrow
\twoheadleftarrow
Two Headed Leftwards Arrow
\twoheadrightarrow
Two Headed Rightwards Arrow
\curvearrowleft
Anticlockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
\curvearrowright
Clockwise Top Semicircle Arrow
\circlearrowleft
Anticlockwise Open Circle Arrow
\circlearrowright
Clockwise Open Circle Arrow
\multimap
Circled Dash with Arrow
\leftrightsquigarrow
Left Right Wave Arrow
\leftsquigarrow
Leftwards Wave Arrow
\rightsquigarrow
Rightwards Wave Arrow
\leftsquigarrow
Leftwards Squiggle Arrow
α
\alpha
β
\beta
γ
\gamma
δ
\delta
ε
\epsilon
ζ
\zeta
η
\eta
θ
\theta
ι
\iota
κ
\kappa
λ
\lambda
μ
\mu
ν
\nu
ξ
\xi
ο
o
π
\pi
ρ
\rho
σ
\sigma
τ
\tau
υ
\upsilon
φ
\phi
χ
\chi
ψ
\psi
ω
\omega
Α
\Alpha
Β
\Beta
Γ
\Gamma
Δ
\Delta
Ε
\Epsilon
Ζ
\Zeta
Η
\Eta
Θ
\Theta
Ι
\Iota
Κ
\Kappa
Λ
\Lambda
Μ
\Mu
Ν
\Nu
Ξ
\Xi
Ο
\Omicron
Π
\Pi
Ρ
\Rho
Σ
\Sigma
Τ
\Tau
Υ
\Upsilon
Φ
\Phi
Χ
\Chi
Ψ
\Psi
Ω
\Omega
a
\a
b
\b
c
\c
d
\d
e
\e
f
\f
g
\g
h
\h
i
\i
j
\j
k
\k
l
\l
m
\m
n
\n
o
\o
p
\p
q
\q
r
\r
s
\s
t
\t
u
\u
v
\v
w
\w
x
\x
y
\y
z
\z
A
\A
B
\B
C
\C
D
\D
E
\E
F
\F
G
\G
H
\H
I
\I
J
\J
K
\K
L
\L
M
\M
N
\N
O
\O
P
\P
Q
\Q
R
\R
S
\S
T
\T
U
\U
V
\V
W
\W
X
\X
Y
\Y
Z
\Z
\in
Element of
\notin
Not element of
\subset
Subset of
\not\subset
Not subset of
\subseteq
Subset or equal
\supseteq
Superset or equal
\cup
Union
\cap
Intersection
\setminus
Set minus
\oplus
Disjoint union
\wp
Power set
\forall
For all
\exists
There exists
∃!
\exists!
There exists one and only one
\Rightarrow
Implies
\Leftarrow
Is implied by
\Leftrightarrow
If and only if
\sim
Not
\wedge
And
\vee
Or
\veebar
Exclusive or
=
=
Equality
\neq
Inequality
\emptyset
Empty set
\mathbb{R}
Real numbers
\mathbb{N}
Natural numbers
\mathbb{Z}
Integers
\mathbb{Q}
Rational numbers
\mathbb{C}
Complex numbers
\triangle
Symmetric difference
×
\times
Cartesian product
sin
\sin
Sine
cos
\cos
Cosine
tan
\tan
Tangent
csc
\csc
Cosecant
sec
\sec
Secant
cot
\cot
Cotangent
π
\pi
Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
θ
\theta
Theta, often used as the variable for an angle
sin⁻¹
\sin^{-1}
Inverse sine (arcsin)
cos⁻¹
\cos^{-1}
Inverse cosine (arccos)
tan⁻¹
\tan^{-1}
Inverse tangent (arctan)
csc⁻¹
\csc^{-1}
Inverse cosecant (arccsc)
sec⁻¹
\sec^{-1}
Inverse secant (arcsec)
cot⁻¹
\cot^{-1}
Inverse cotangent (arccot)
\angle
Angle
\measuredangle
Measured angle
\sphericalangle
Spherical angle
\Delta
Delta, represents change or difference, often used for angle in trigonometry
sinh
\sinh
Hyperbolic sine
cosh
\cosh
Hyperbolic cosine
tanh
\tanh
Hyperbolic tangent
csch
\csch
Hyperbolic cosecant
sech
\sech
Hyperbolic secant
coth
\coth
Hyperbolic cotangent
e
e
Euler's number, the base of the natural logarithm
i
i
Imaginary unit, satisfies i² = -1
φ
\varphi
Phi, often used for phase angle in wave functions
λ
\lambda
Lambda, often used for wavelength
ω
\omega
Omega, angular frequency of a wave
\sum
Summation, sum of terms
\prod
Product, product of terms
\sqrt{}
Square root
\sqrt[3]{}
Cube root
|z|
|z|
Magnitude of a complex number
π
\pi
Pi, the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
π/2
\frac{\pi}{2}
Half pi, represents a right angle or 90 degrees
π/3
\frac{\pi}{3}
One third of pi, represents 60 degrees
π/4
\frac{\pi}{4}
Quarter pi, represents 45 degrees
π/6
\frac{\pi}{6}
One sixth of pi, represents 30 degrees
2\pi
Two pi, represents a full circle or 360 degrees
3π/2
\frac{3\pi}{2}
Three halves of pi, represents 270 degrees or a three-quarter turn
2π/3
\frac{2\pi}{3}
Two thirds of pi, represents 120 degrees
π/8
\frac{\pi}{8}
One eighth of pi, represents 22.5 degrees
5π/6
\frac{5\pi}{6}
Five sixths of pi, represents 150 degrees
π/12
\frac{\pi}{12}
One twelfth of pi, represents 15 degrees
4π/3
\frac{4\pi}{3}
Four thirds of pi, represents 240 degrees
5π/3
\frac{5\pi}{3}
Five thirds of pi, represents 300 degrees
3π/4
\frac{3\pi}{4}
Three quarters of pi, represents 135 degrees
7π/4
\frac{7\pi}{4}
Seven quarters of pi, represents 315 degrees
7π/6
\frac{7\pi}{6}
Seven sixths of pi, represents 210 degrees
11π/6
\frac{11\pi}{6}
Eleven sixths of pi, represents 330 degrees
!
!
Factorial
P(n, k)
P(n, k)
Permutations
C(n, k)
\binom{n}{k}
Combinations
nᵏ
n^k
Power
S(n, k)
S(n, k)
Stirling numbers of the second kind
B(n)
B(n)
Bell numbers
ℙ(A)
\mathcal{P}(A)
Power set of A
|A|
|A|
Cardinality of set A
P(A)
P(A)
Probability of event A
P(A|B)
P(A|B)
Conditional probability of A given B
P(A ∩ B)
P(A \cap B)
Probability of both A and B
P(A ∪ B)
P(A \cup B)
Probability of A or B
E(X)
E(X)
Expected value of random variable X
Var(X)
\text{Var}(X)
Variance of random variable X
σ²
\sigma^2
Variance of a population
σ
\sigma
Standard deviation of a population
S^2
Sample variance
S
S
Sample standard deviation
μ
\mu
Mean of a population
\bar{x}
Sample mean
n
n
Sample size
N
N
Population size
Z
Z
Z-score
t
t
t-score in t-distribution
χ²
\chi^2
Chi-squared statistic
F
F
F statistic in F-distribution
ρ
\rho
Correlation coefficient
p-value
\text{p-value}
p-value, probability of observing the test result under the null hypothesis
Z-score
Z = \frac{X - \mu}{\sigma}
Measure of how many standard deviations an element is from the mean. Calculated as Z = (X - μ) / σ, where X is the value, μ is the mean, and σ is the standard deviation.