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  1. 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 …

  2. 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 …

  3. 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.

  4. 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, …

  5. 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 …

  6. 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 …

  7. The meaning of various equality symbols - Mathematics Stack …

    May 6, 2015 · The meaning of various equality symbols Ask Question Asked 10 years, 5 months ago Modified 9 years, 5 months ago

  8. 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.

  9. Three dot ∴ symbol meaning - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Mar 3, 2019 · Whats the meaning of this symbol? Its a three dot symbol: ∴ I read a book, im could not find any definition of this symbol. This is about continuum property of the natural numbers …

  10. Difference between Perpendicular, Orthogonal and Normal

    Aug 26, 2017 · It seems like perpendicular and normal would not have a nice meaning whereas orthogonal would as it is defined in terms of the dot product. Can someone give me a detailed …