Mathematical symbols

Common and advanced symbols used in mathematics.

24 symbols
Addition (plus) symbolAddition (plus)Adds one quantity to another. Angle symbolAngleRepresents an angle in geometry. Approximately equal to symbolApproximately equal toStates that two values are close but not necessarily exactly equal. Degrees symbolDegreesMarks an angle measurement in degrees. Division symbolDivisionDivides one quantity by another. Equal to symbolEqual toStates that two expressions have the same value. Greater than symbolGreater thanThe value on the left is larger than the value on the right. Greater than or equal to symbolGreater than or equal toThe value on the left is larger than or equal to the value on the right. Infinity symbolInfinityRepresents something without a finite limit or end. Integral symbolIntegralRepresents integration, such as accumulation or the area under a curve. Intersection of sets symbolIntersection of setsSelects the elements common to both sets. Less than symbolLess thanThe value on the left is smaller than the value on the right. Less than or equal to symbolLess than or equal toThe value on the left is smaller than or equal to the value on the right. Multiplication symbolMultiplicationMultiplies one quantity by another. Not equal to symbolNot equal toStates that two expressions do not have the same value. Parallel to symbolParallel toStates that two lines lie in the same direction and do not meet. Percentage symbolPercentageExpresses a number as parts per hundred. Perpendicular to symbolPerpendicular toStates that two lines meet at a right angle. Pi symbolPiThe constant representing a circle's circumference divided by its diameter. Proportional to symbolProportional toStates that one quantity changes in constant proportion to another. Square root symbolSquare rootIndicates a value which, multiplied by itself, produces the number beneath the radical. Subtraction (minus) symbolSubtraction (minus)Subtracts one quantity from another, or marks a negative value. Summation symbolSummationInstructs that a sequence of terms should be added together. Union of sets symbolUnion of setsCombines all elements belonging to either of two sets.