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Left-hand Side And Right-hand Side Of An Equation




In Mathematics , LHS is informal shorthand for the '''left-hand side''' of an Equation . Conversely, '''RHS''' is the '''right-hand side'''. Each is solely a name for a term as part of an expression; and they are in practice interchangeable, since Equality is Symmetric . This abbreviation is seldom if ever used in print; it is very informal.

More generally, these terms may apply to an Inequation or Inequality . In the ''inequality case'', there is no symmetry. The right-hand side is everything on the right side of a Test Operator in an Expression . Conversely, the '''left-hand side''' is everything on the left side.


SOME EXAMPLES


In

:2''a'' + 5 = ''a''/3,

the Term

a


is the RHS.

In

x


just

:10

is the RHS.


SEE ALSO


Equal Sign , Operator .


SYNTAX


More abstractly, when using Infix notation

  • ''U''


  • . This usage is less common, though.