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  1. notation - What does "∈" mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    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.

  2. Much less than, what does that mean? - Mathematics Stack …

    Nov 7, 2015 · What exactly does $\\ll$ mean? I am familiar that this symbol means much less than. ...but what exactly does "much less than" mean? (Or the corollary, $\\gg$) On Wikipedia, …

  3. notation - What does := mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Mar 5, 2011 · Other symbols I have seen used for "is defined to be equal to" are three horizontal lines instead of two, and $=$ with either a triangle or "def" written directly above it. I have seen …

  4. What is the meaning of ⊊? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Dec 22, 2020 · I have encountered this when referencing subsets and vector subspaces. For example, T ⊊ span(S) should mean that T is smaller than span(S)--at least from what I've …

  5. notation - what does ≼ or ≺ mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    You'll need to complete a few actions and gain 15 reputation points before being able to upvote. Upvoting indicates when questions and answers are useful. What's reputation and how do I …

  6. What is the meaning of the double turnstile symbol ($\models$)?

    Jul 22, 2010 · In summary: The interplay of meaning and axiomatic machine mathematics, captured by the difference between $\models$ and $\vdash$, is a subtle and interesting thing.

  7. inequality - What does <> mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Jul 28, 2021 · What do the less-than and greater-than symbols right next to each other mean? Does it mean either less than or greater than? In other words, not equal? I am trying to …

  8. algorithms - Meaning of “arg min” - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Meaning of “arg min” [closed] Ask Question Asked 12 years, 11 months ago Modified 5 months ago

  9. What does it mean when something says (in thousands)

    I'm doing a research report, and I need to determine a companies assets. So I found their annual report online, and for the assets, it says (in thousands). One of the rows is: Net sales $ 26,234...

  10. analysis - Meaning of the backslash operator on sets

    Dec 26, 2014 · Meaning of the backslash operator on sets Ask Question Asked 10 years, 10 months ago Modified 10 years, 10 months ago