Symbols and their names

We often encounter interesting symbols in mathematics. We name some common ones to get
to know them better.
: alpha

: delta

: beta

: tau

: gamma

: epsilon

: theta

: rho

: lambda

: omega

: mu

: nu

: sigma

: eta

: phi

: chi

Mathematical language
means x is a member of the set of integers.
means x is a member of the set of rational numbers.(rational number is any
number that can be expressed as the quotient or fraction a/b of two integers,
with the denominator b

zero. )

means x is a member of the set of real numbers.

means x is a member of the set of complex numbers.
means the set of all real x such that x is greater than a.