Mathematical Symbols

 

Symbol	Symbol Name	Meaning / definition
=	equals sign	equality
≠	not equal sign	inequality
≈	approximately equal	approximation
>	strict inequality	greater than
<	strict inequality	less than
≥	inequality	greater than or equal to
≤	inequality	less than or equal to
( )	parentheses	calculate expression inside first
[ ]	brackets	calculate expression inside first
+	plus sign	addition
−	minus sign	subtraction
±	plus - minus	both plus and minus operations
±	minus - plus	both minus and plus operations
*	asterisk	multiplication
×	times sign	multiplication
⋅	multiplication dot	multiplication
÷	division sign / obelus	division
/	division slash	division
—	horizontal line	division / fraction
mod	modulo	remainder calculation
.	period	decimal point, decimal separator
ab	power	exponent
a^b	caret	exponent
√a	square root	√a ⋅ √a  = a
3√a	cube root	3√a ⋅ 3√a  ⋅ 3√a  = a
4√a	fourth root	4√a ⋅ 4√a  ⋅ 4√a  ⋅ 4√a  = a
n√a	n-th root (radical)