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Sunday, August 24, 2014

List of Mathematical Symbols and Their Meaning

List of Mathematical Symbols and Their Meaning
Finding it difficult to recollect the exact meaning of a notation while solving mathematical equations? Don't worry, Buzzle is here to help you out. Here's a list of mathematical symbols and their meaning, for your reference.  

Did You Know?
The first mathematical symbols to be used were ciphers. They were introduced even before the written language was introduced.
Mathematics or math is considered to be the language of science, vital to understanding and explaining science behind natural occurrences and phenomena. It also happens to be one of the most dreaded subjects of most students the world over. Utter the word mathematics and even grown ups are known to shudder at the mere mention of it! We shall not delve into the reasons for this, but the variety of symbols used in equations also happen to add to the dread. Each branch of mathematics has its own special symbols that represent a particular concept. Thus, it is necessary for you to at least have a ready reference list of these conventions so that you don't mistake one for the other.

We, at Buzzle, have put forth a consolidated list of all the symbols used in various branches of mathematics. So, the next time you try to solve any math problem, you will at least know what the notations stand for! 
                                                                   
                                                                              Basic Symbols
Plus Plus
It signifies addition of values
   MinusMinus
It symbolizes subtraction of values.
MultiplicationMultiplication
It signifies multiplication of values.
Division
It denotes division of values.

 EqualsEquals
It signifies two sides are equal.
Not equal
                              Not Equal
It denotes two sides are unequal. 

Greater thanGreater than
Less thanLess than
It implies one value is less than the other.
Greater than or equal to
It symbolizes one value is greater than or equal to the other.
Less than or equal to
Less than or equal to
It indicates one value is less than or equal to the other.
Plus - minus
Plus - minus/Minus - plus
It denotes, the value can be both plus and minus.

Modulo
Modulo
It signifies finding the remainder of division of two numbers.
Brackets
Brackets
It indicates calculation of the equation inside it should be carried out first.
Parentheses
Parentheses
It implies calculation of the equation inside it should be carried out first.
 Exponent
Exponent
It signifies the number of times the number is used in multiplication.
Square root
Square root
It symbolizes the value that can be multiplied by itself to give the original number.
Cube root
Cube root
It gives the value that can be multiplied by itself three times to give the original number.
Fourth root
Fourth root
It is the value that can be multiplied by itself four times to give the original number.
 N-th root
Nth root (radical)
It shows the value that can be multiplied by itself n times to give the original number.
Percent
Percent
It signifies ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.
Per-mille
Per-mille
It symbolizes number of parts per thousand.
Per-million
It indicates number of parts per million.
Per-billion
Per-billion
It signifies number of parts per billion.
Per-trillion
Per-trillion
It symbolizes number of parts per trillion.
 

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