Mar 18, 2011 · For future reference, the table of mathematical symbols at wikipedia is fairly extensive and has a number of further references.

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 …

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.

What do convergence and divergence mean? And why do they matter? Ask Question Asked 10 years, 7 months ago Modified 8 years, 1 month ago

Dec 8, 2014 · I am currently doing a math problem and have come across an unfamiliar notation. A mini circle between $f$ and $h (x)$ The question ask me to find for 'the functions $f (x)=2x …

Jan 16, 2016 · what does ≼ or ≺ mean? Ask Question Asked 9 years, 11 months ago Modified 9 years, 11 months ago

In programming terms, parameter is a name for a variable in function definition. When using the function, you give arguments. I tend to think that the general syntax in math is funcname …

Nov 11, 2025 · Indeed this is the same meaning of $\implies$, but the difference is that $p\implies q$ is a statement about propositions, whereas $p\rightarrow q$ is a proposition. In some …

@Brian M. Scott What does it mean when each subscript is non-numerical, and is exactly the same? I have an equation that has a value T (temperature in Kelvin), subscripted gamma.

Apr 30, 2014 · I am not a native English speaker nor have I studied Physics in English before. I came across this word "Arbitrary" when I read a Mathematics for Physics book. I don't …