Skip to main content
Mathematics LibreTexts

16.NS: Notation Summary

  • Page ID
    22170
  • \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)

    \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)

    \( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\) \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)

    ( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\) \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)

    \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\) \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\) \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)

    \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)

    \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\id}{\mathrm{id}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\kernel}{\mathrm{null}\,}\)

    \( \newcommand{\range}{\mathrm{range}\,}\)

    \( \newcommand{\RealPart}{\mathrm{Re}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\ImaginaryPart}{\mathrm{Im}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\Argument}{\mathrm{Arg}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\norm}[1]{\| #1 \|}\)

    \( \newcommand{\inner}[2]{\langle #1, #2 \rangle}\)

    \( \newcommand{\Span}{\mathrm{span}}\) \( \newcommand{\AA}{\unicode[.8,0]{x212B}}\)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorA}[1]{\vec{#1}}      % arrow\)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorAt}[1]{\vec{\text{#1}}}      % arrow\)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorB}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorC}[1]{\textbf{#1}} \)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorD}[1]{\overrightarrow{#1}} \)

    \( \newcommand{\vectorDt}[1]{\overrightarrow{\text{#1}}} \)

    \( \newcommand{\vectE}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash{\mathbf {#1}}}} \)

    \( \newcommand{\vecs}[1]{\overset { \scriptstyle \rightharpoonup} {\mathbf{#1}} } \)

    \( \newcommand{\vecd}[1]{\overset{-\!-\!\rightharpoonup}{\vphantom{a}\smash {#1}}} \)

    \(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)

    % = percentage

    ∆% = constant growth rate per payment interval or the percent change from one period to another

    = summation symbol meaning to add everything up

    ACD = annual cost of the bond debt

    AI = accrued interest

    AV = assessed value of a property

    BAL = principal balance immediately after an annuity payment

    BALP1 = principal balance immediately prior to the first payment in a series of annuity payments

    BALP2 = principal balance immediately after the last payment in a series of annuity payments

    Base = the whole quantity

    BVD = book value of the bond debt

    C = cost Cash Price = bond price summing market price & accrued interest

    CFo = initial cash flow

    CM = unit contribution margin

    CPI = Consumer Price Index

    CPN = nominal bond coupon rate of interest

    CR = contribution rate

    Current Currency = currency being converted from

    CY or C/Y= compounds per year, or compounding frequency

    CYNew = the new compounding frequency

    CYOld = the old compounding frequency

    D$ = discount amount or markdown amount

    d = discount rate or markdown rate

    Date Price = bond price on the interest payment date preceding the sale date

    dec = any number in decimal format

    Desired Currency = currency you are converting to

    Discount = bond discount amount

    E = expenses

    Exchange Rate = per unit conversion rate for current currency

    Face Value = face value

    FV = maturity value or future value in dollars

    FVDUE = future value of annuity due

    FVORD = future value of ordinary annuity

    GAvg = geometric average

    GE = gross earnings

    I = interest amount in dollars

    i = periodic interest rate

    iNew = the new periodic interest rate

    INT = interest portion

    INTDUE = interest portion of a due single annuity payment

    INTSFDUE = the interest portion of any single annuity due sinking fund payment

    iOld = the old periodic interest rate

    IY or I/Y = nominal interest rate per year

    L = list price ln = natural logarithm

    M$ = markup amount

    MM = maintained markup

    MoC% = markup on cost percentage

    MoS% = markup on selling price percentage

    n = a frequency or count or total

    N = in merchandising it is the net price; in single payment compound interest it is the number of compound periods; in annuity compound interest it is the number of annuity payments

    New = the value that a quantity has become

    NI = net income

    NPV = net present value

    NPVRATIO = net present value equivalent annual ratio

    Old = the value that a quantity used to be

    P = profit; or principal

    PMT = annuity payment amount

    PMTBOND = bond annuity payment

    Portion = the part of the whole

    PPD = purchasing power of a dollar

    Premium = bond premium amount

    PRI = bond market price

    PRN = principal portion

    Property Tax = property tax amount

    PTR = property tax rate

    PV = principal or present value

    PVDUE = present value of annuity due

    PVORD = present value of ordinary annuity

    PY or P/Y = payments per year or payment frequency

    r = interest rate (in decimal format)

    Rate = portion and base relationship; sales tax rate

    Remit = tax remittance

    RI = real income

    RoC = rate of change per time period

    S = regular or unit selling price; or sum of principal/interest

    SAvg = simple average

    SBE = the selling price at the break-even point

    Sonsale = sale price

    Stax = selling price including taxes

    t = time or term; time ratio

    Tax Collected = total tax collected through sales

    Tax Paid = total tax paid through purchases

    TFC = total fixed costs

    TR = total revenue

    TVC = total variable cost

    VC = unit variable cost

    w = weighting factor

    WAvg = weighted average

    x = any individual piece of data

    Years = the term of an annuity


    This page titled 16.NS: Notation Summary is shared under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Jean-Paul Olivier via source content that was edited to the style and standards of the LibreTexts platform.