MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS

Symbol = Name Read As Equality Is equal to; equals or gives x=y means x and y represent the same thing or value. x+ y means the sum of x and y x y means the subtraction of from y and x If you take (away) three apples form five how many apples are left (behind)? xy means the division of x by y. x y means the multiplication of x by y Explanation Examples Read As 1+2=3 one plus two equals three one plus two gives three 1+2 one plus eight 7-5 seven minus one

+ Addition One plus one Subtraction One minus one

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Division Divided by; Multiplication Product Multiplied by times

62 Six divided by two 3x2 three multiplied by two three times five
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x2

Power X squared Power X cubed Power .--X (raised) to the fourth power/ x (raised) to the power four. --X (raised) to the fifth power/ x (raised) to the power five -- X (raised) to the sixth power/ X (raised) to the power sixth

X2 means x multiplied by itself twice. X3 means x multiplied by itself three times. --X4 means x multiplied by itself four times. --X5 means x multiplied by itself five times. --X6 means x multiplied by itself six times

5 five squared
3

x3

5 five cubed
5

X4, x5, X6

5 five to the

four power

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Brackets/ Claudator or square brackets Approximately equal Is approximately equal to Square root The square root of xy means x is aproximately equal to y

x means the positive number whose square is x

9 square root of 9 equals 3 Square root of 9 gives 3 3 -8= 2 the cube root of negative eight equals negative two 410000= 10 The forth root forth ten thousand equals ten.

Cube root

3 x is the positive number whose cube is x

The cube root of 4 5 6 Forth root of Fifth root of Sixth root of 4x=y means that y raised to the power n equals x

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Strict inequality Is less than

x<y means x is less than y

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Strict inequality Is greater than Infinity Infinity

x>y means x is greater than y is an element of the tended number line that is greater than all real numbers it often curs ilimits

34>8 4847578527485 2745823475827 4589274598247 58924758924.... 50,00%

Percent Forty-five percent Phi

3.1415926;

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Closed interval Closed interval

[x] means the nearest integer to x xy means that x and y do not represent the same thing or value

Inequality Is not equal to;