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3/21/2010

Mathematical language

Notations:
common math operators
write:read
a+b:a add b
a+a+a+a+a:5 lots of a
a-b:a minus b
a±b:a
plus or minus b
5!:five factorial
 |4| : modulus of 4
¼=0.3 rounded to 1 significant figure
-5°C:minus 5 degrees Celsius or 5 degrees below zero
a³: a to the power 3
a×b: a times b or a multiply b

a÷b: a divided by b or a over b
a=b: a is equal to b
a̸=b:a is  not equal to b
a≈b:a is approximately equal to b
a≥b:a is greater than or equal to b
a≤b:a is less than or equal to b
():parentheses
[]:
brackets
{}:Braces
√a:square root of a
À:A acute
Á:A grave
Â:A hat
Ã:A tilde
Ä:A double dots
y´:y prime
y¯: y bar






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