Notations
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Notations
⊥ | is perpendicular to |
∅ | The empty set - a set containing no elements |
< | is less than |
> | is greater than |
≥ | is greater than or equal to |
≤ | is less than or equal to |
! | Fractorial |
→ | which implies that |
↔ | if and only if |
f(x) | A function or relation in the variable x |
(a,b) |
An ordered pair. This notation can be used in the context of sets describing, the set consisting of all real numbers which lies between a and b whenever a and b are real numbers. This notation may also be used to denote the coordinates of a point in two dimensions. |
∈ | is an element of |
∉ | is not an element of |
⊆ | is a subset of |
⊂ | is a proper subset of |
∪ | Union |
∩ | Intersection |
|a| | The absolute value of a |
≠ | is not equal to |
acute angle | An angle which has measure between 0∘ and 90∘. |
obtuse angle | An angle which has measure between 90∘ and 180∘. |
hypotenuse | The side in a right angle which is opposite to the right angle. |
¯AB | The length of the line segment AB |
≈ | is approximately equal to |
∼ | is equivalent to |
ln(x) | Natural logarithm of x. The logarithm of x to the base e. |
log(x) | Common logarithm of x. The logarithm of x to the base 10. |
loga(x) | Logarith of x to the base a, a≠1, a>1. |
∞ | Infinity |
α | The greek letter - alpha |
β | The greek letter - beta |
dom(f) | The domain of the relation f |
rg(f) | The range of the relation f |
R | The set of all real numbers |
Q | The set of all rational numbers |
Qc | The set of all irrational numbers |
N | The set of all natural numbers |
Z | The set of all integers |