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The following table lists many specialized Symbols commonly used in Mathematics .


BASIC MATHEMATICAL SYMBOLS

  align centerinfinity
  align right Number s
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"><nowiki></nowiki>…<nowiki></nowiki></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/normed_vector_space" class="copylinks">Norm
  Rowspan 3 <nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''x''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki> is the Norm of the element ''x'' of a Normed Vector Space
  Rowspan 3 <nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''x''&nbsp + ''y''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki> ≤&nbsp <nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''x''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp +&nbsp <nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''y''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki>
  align centernorm of<br><br> length of
  align right Linear Algebra
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∑</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/summation" class="copylinks">Summation
  Rowspan 3
  Rowspan 3
  align centersum over … from … to … of
  align right Arithmetic
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∏</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/multiplication" class="copylinks">Product
  Rowspan 3
  Rowspan 3
  align centerproduct over … from … to … of
  align right Arithmetic
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Cartesian_product" class="copylinks">Cartesian Product
  Rowspan 3
  Rowspan 3


  align centerthe Cartesian product of the direct product of
  align right Set Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/coproduct" class="copylinks">Coproduct
  Rowspan 3
  Rowspan 3
  align centercoproduct over … from … to … of
  align right Category Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">′ <br/><br/><sup>•</sup></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/derivative" class="copylinks">Derivative
  Rowspan 3''f''&nbsp′(''x'') is the derivative of the function ''f'' at the point ''x'', ie, the Slope of the Tangent to ''f'' at ''x'' <br/>
  Rowspan 3If ''f''(''x'')&nbsp:=&nbsp''x''<sup>2</sup>, then ''f''&nbsp′(''x'')&nbsp=&nbsp2''x''
  align center… prime<br><br> derivative of
  align right Calculus
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∫</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/indefinite_integral" class="copylinks">Indefinite Integral or Antiderivative
  Rowspan 3∫&nbsp''f''(''x'')&nbspd''x'' means a function whose derivative is ''f''
  Rowspan 3 ∫''x''<sup>2</sup>&nbspd''x''&nbsp= ''x''<sup>3</sup>/3 + C
  align centerindefinite integral of<br><br> the antiderivative of
  align right Calculus
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/definite_integral" class="copylinks">Definite Integral
  Rowspan 3∫<sub>''a''</sub><sup>''b''</sup>&nbsp''f''(''x'')&nbspd''x'' means the signed Area between the ''x''-axis and the Graph of the Function ''f'' between ''x''&nbsp= ''a'' and ''x''&nbsp= ''b''
  Rowspan 3∫<sub>0</sub><sup>''b''</sup>&nbspx<sup>2 </sup>&nbspd''x''&nbsp= ''b''<sup>3</sup>/3
  align centerintegral from … to … of … with respect to
  align right Calculus
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∮</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/contour_integral" class="copylinks">Contour Integral or closed Line Integral
  Rowspan 3Similar to the integral, but used to denote a single integration over a closed curve or loop It is sometimes used in physics texts involving equations regarding Gauss's Law , and while these formulas involve a closed Surface Integral , the representations describe only the first integration of the volume over the enclosing surface Instances where the latter requires simultaneous double integration, the symbol would be more appropriate A third related symbol is the closed Volume Integral , denoted by the symbol
  Rowspan 3
  align centercontour integral of
  align right Calculus
  Rowspan 9 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∇</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/gradient" class="copylinks">Gradient
  Rowspan 3∇''f'' (x<sub>1</sub>, …, x<sub>''n''</sub>) is the vector of partial derivatives (''∂f'' / ''∂x''<sub>1</sub>, …, ''∂f'' / ''∂x''<sub>''n''</sub>)
  Rowspan 3If ''f'' (''x'',''y'',''z'') := 3''xy'' + ''z''&2, then ∇''f''&nbsp=&nbsp(3''y'', 3''x'', 2''z'')
  align center Del , Nabla , Gradient of
  align right Vector Calculus
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/divergence" class="copylinks">Divergence
  Rowspan 3<math>
  Rowspan 3If <math> ec v := 3xy\mathbf{i}+y^2 z\mathbf{j}+5\mathbf{k} </math>, then <math>
  align centerdel dot, divergence of
  align rightvector calculus
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/curl" class="copylinks">Curl
  rowspan 3<math>
  rowspan 3If <math> ec v := 3xy\mathbf{i}+y^2 z\mathbf{j}+5\mathbf{k} </math>, then <math>
  align centercurl of
  align rightvector calculus
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">∂</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/partial_differential" class="copylinks">Partial Differential
  Rowspan 3 With ''f'' (x<sub>1</sub>, …, x<sub>''n''</sub>), ∂f/∂x<sub>i</sub> is the derivative of ''f'' with respect to x<sub>i</sub>, with all other variables kept constant
  Rowspan 3 If ''f''(x,y) := x<sup>2</sup>y, then ∂''f''/∂x = 2xy
  align centerpartial, d
  align right Calculus
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Boundary_(topology)" class="copylinks">Boundary
  Rowspan 3 ∂''M'' means the boundary of ''M''
  Rowspan 3 ∂{x : <nowiki></nowiki>x<nowiki></nowiki> ≤ 2} = {x : <nowiki></nowiki>x<nowiki></nowiki> = 2}
  align centerboundary of
  align right Topology
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">&perp</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/perpendicular" class="copylinks">Perpendicular
  Rowspan 3''x''&nbsp&perp&nbsp''y'' means ''x'' is perpendicular to ''y'' or more generally ''x'' is orthogonal to ''y''
  Rowspan 3If ''l''&nbsp&perp&nbsp''m'' and ''m''&nbsp&perp&nbsp''n'' then ''l''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''n''
  align centeris perpendicular to
  align right Geometry
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/bottom_element" class="copylinks">Bottom Element
  Rowspan 3''x'' = &perp means ''x'' is the smallest element
  Rowspan 3&forall''x''&nbsp: ''x''&nbsp∧&nbsp&perp&nbsp= &perp
  align centerthe bottom element
  align right Lattice Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"><nowiki></nowiki></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/parallel_(geometry)" class="copylinks">Parallel
  Rowspan 3''x''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''y'' means ''x'' is parallel to ''y''
  Rowspan 3If ''l''&nbsp<nowiki></nowiki>&nbsp''m'' and ''m''&nbsp&perp&nbsp''n'' then ''l''&nbsp&perp&nbsp''n''
  align centeris parallel to
  align right Geometry
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center <div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/entailment" class="copylinks">Entailment
  Rowspan 3 ''A''&nbsp&nbsp''B'' means the sentence ''A'' entails the sentence ''B'', that is in every model in which ''A'' is true, ''B'' is also true
  Rowspan 3 ''A''&nbsp&nbsp''A''&nbsp∨&nbsp¬''A''
  align centerentails
  align right Model Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center <div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/inference" class="copylinks">Inference
  Rowspan 3''x''&nbsp&nbsp''y'' means ''y'' is derived from ''x''
  Rowspan 3 ''A''&nbsp→&nbsp''B''&nbsp ¬''B''&nbsp→&nbsp¬''A''
  align centerinfers or is derived from
  align right Propositional Logic , Predicate Logic
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center <div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/normal_subgroup" class="copylinks">Normal Subgroup
  Rowspan 3 ''N''&nbsp&nbsp''G'' means that ''N'' is a normal subgroup of group ''G''
  Rowspan 3 ''Z''(''G'')&nbsp&nbsp''G''
  align centeris a normal subgroup of
  align right Group Theory
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">/</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/quotient_group" class="copylinks">Quotient Group
  Rowspan 3 ''G''&nbsp/&nbsp''H'' means the quotient of group ''G'' Modulo its subgroup ''H''
  Rowspan 3 {0, ''a'', 2''a'', ''b'', ''b''+''a'', ''b''+2''a''}&nbsp/&nbsp{0, ''b''}&nbsp=
  align center mod
  align right Group Theory
  Rowspan 3 ''A''/~ means the set of all ~ Equivalence Class es in ''A''
  Rowspan 3 If we define ~ by x&nbsp~&nbspy ⇔ x&nbsp&minus&nbspy&nbsp∈ , then <br/>/~&nbsp= }&nbsp: x&nbsp∈&nbsp(0,1]}
  align center mod
  align right Set Theory
  Rowspan 6 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">≈</div>
  Rowspan 3''x''&nbsp≈&nbsp''y'' means ''x'' is approximately equal to ''y''
  Rowspan 3π&nbsp≈&nbsp314159
  align centeris approximately equal to
  align righteverywhere
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/isomorphism" class="copylinks">Isomorphism
  Rowspan 3 ''G''&nbsp≈&nbsp''H'' means that group ''G'' is isomorphic to group ''H''
  Rowspan 3 ''Q''&nbsp/&nbsp{1,&nbsp&minus1}&nbsp≈ ''V'', <br />where ''Q'' is the Quaternion Group and ''V'' is the Klein Four-group
  align center is isomorphic to
  align right Group Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">~</div>
  same "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/order_of_magnitude" class="copylinks">Order Of Magnitude
  Rowspan 3 ''m''&nbsp~&nbsp''n'' means the quantities ''m'' and ''n'' have the same Order Of Magnitude , or general size <br><br>(''Note that'' ~ ''is used for an approximation that is poor, otherwise use '' ≈&nbsp)
  Rowspan 32&nbsp~&nbsp5<br><br> 8&nbsp×&nbsp9&nbsp~ 100<br><br> but π<sup>2</sup> ≈ 10
  align rightroughly similar<br><br> Poorly Approximates
  align right Approximation Theory
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%">〈,〉<br/><br/>( )<br/><br/>< , ><br/><br/>·<br/><br/>:</div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Inner_product_space" class="copylinks">Inner Product
  Rowspan 3〈''x'',''y''〉 means the inner product of ''x'' and ''y'' as defined in an Inner Product Space <br/>
  Rowspan 3The Standard Inner Product between two vectors ''x''&nbsp=&nbsp(2,&nbsp3) and ''y''&nbsp=&nbsp(−1,&nbsp5) is:<br/>〈x,&nbspy〉&nbsp=&nbsp2&nbsp×&nbsp−1&nbsp+&nbsp3&nbsp×&nbsp5&nbsp= 13<br/><br/>
  align centerinner product of
  align right Linear Algebra
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/tensor_product" class="copylinks">Tensor Product
  Rowspan 3 ''V''&nbsp&nbsp''U'' means the tensor product of ''V'' and ''U''
  Rowspan 3 {1, 2, 3, 4}&nbsp&nbsp{1, 1, 2}&nbsp= <br/>
  align center tensor product of
  align right Linear Algebra
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/convolution" class="copylinks">Convolution
  Rowspan 3 ''f''&nbsp&nbsp''g'' means the convolution of ''f'' and ''g''
  Rowspan 3 <math>(f g )(t) = \int f( au) g(t - au)\, d au</math>
  align center convolution, convoluted with
  align right Functional Analysis
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"><math>\bar{x}</math><br/></div>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/mean" class="copylinks">Mean
  Rowspan 3<math>\bar{x}</math> (often read as "x bar") is the Mean (average value of <math>x_i</math>)
  Rowspan 3<math>x = \{1,2,3,4,5\} \bar{x} = 3</math>
  align centeroverbar, … bar
  align right Statistics
  rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"><math> \overline{z} </math>
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/complex_conjugate" class="copylinks">Complex Conjugate
  Rowspan 3<math> \overline{z} </math> is the complex conjugate of ''z''
  Rowspan 3<math> \overline{3+4i} = 3-4i </math>
  align centerconjugate
  align right Complex Numbers
  Rowspan 3 bgcolor=#d0f0d0 align=center<div style="font-size:200%"><math> riangleq</math></div>
  Rowspan 3<math> riangleq</math> means equal by definition When <math> riangleq</math> is used, equality is not true generally, but rather equality is true under certain assumptions that are taken in context Some writers prefer ≡
  Rowspan 3<math>p(x_1,x_2,,x_n) riangleq \prod_{i=1}^n p(x_i x_{\pi_i})</math>
  align centerequal by definition
  align righteverywhere