12.1: Table of Symbols
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() | Parentheses (grouping symbols) |
[] | Brackets (grouping symbols) |
{} | Braces (grouping symbols) |
= | equal |
≠ | not equal to |
≈ | approximately equal to |
> | greater than |
< | less than |
≥ | greater than or equal to |
≤ | less than or equal to |
x | variable or constant |
−x | negative of x (opposite of x) |
|x| | absolute value of x |
1x | reciprocal of x |
(a,b) | ordered pair with component a and second component b |
π | the irrational number pi, often approximated by 3.14 |
√a | the principal square root of a |
−√a | the secondary square root of a |