In mathematical notation, what are the usage differences between the various approximately-equal signs "≈", "≃", and "≅"? The Unicode standard lists all of them inside the Mathematical Operators B...

Dec 22, 2020 · I have encountered this when referencing subsets and vector subspaces. For example, T ⊊ span(S) should mean that T is smaller than span(S)--at least from what I've gathered. Is ⊊ a sort of …

Mar 18, 2011 · Other symbols I have seen used for "is defined to be equal to" are three horizontal lines instead of two, and $=$ with either a triangle or "def" written directly above it. I have seen variants of …

Jun 25, 2014 · I have started seeing the "∈" symbol in math. What exactly does it mean? I have tried googling it but google takes the symbol out of the search.

May 20, 2018 · $\equiv$ and similar variations are a generic symbols used to notate an equivalence relation. $=$ is the specific equivalence relation "equals" that we are used to with sets and natural …

Since your professor was referring to engineering students, then it's likely they were referring to the identity symbol, which is used in an expression to mean the left and right hand sides are true for all …

May 6, 2015 · The meaning of various equality symbols Ask Question Asked 10 years, 9 months ago Modified 9 years, 9 months ago

Percent means 1 part of 100 or 1/100 and is indicated with %. Per mille means 1 part of 1000 or 1/1000 and is indicated with ‰, so it seems that these symbols indicate the mathematical operations ...

Jul 28, 2021 · What do the less-than and greater-than symbols right next to each other mean? Does it mean either less than or greater than? In other words, not equal? I am trying to understand a book …

Jan 16, 2016 · I was reading a paper about well-orderings and this came up: Suppose (E, ≤) and (F, ≼) are isomorphic well-orderings. Then there exists a unique isomorphism for (E, ≤) to (F, ≼). I've been …