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  1. Difference between "≈", "≃", and "≅" - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    In mathematical notation, what are the usage differences between the various approximately-equal signs "≈", "≃", and "≅"? The Unicode standard lists all of them inside the Mathematical …

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

    Mar 18, 2011 · For future reference, the table of mathematical symbols at wikipedia is fairly extensive and has a number of further references.

  3. What does the function f: x ↦ y mean? - Mathematics Stack …

    Apr 20, 2016 · So, $↦$ is really just the math operator/binder $λ$, in disguise. Thus, one might just as well write $ (x ↦ x^2) (3) = 3^2 = 9$, denoting the function directly rather than through …

  4. 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 …

  5. What is the meaning of $\exp (\,\cdot\,)$? - Mathematics Stack …

    What is the meaning of the notation $\exp (\text {expression})$ ? I think that it's something of the form $a^\text {expression}$ but does it mean that the base $a=e ...

  6. 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.

  7. 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, the …

  8. What is meant by canonical? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    Sep 11, 2013 · @AlexYoucis Yeah I figured, but what is that technical meaning (and how does it relate to this case)?. There are dozens of other terms in which canonical is used.

  9. What does "s.t." mean? - Mathematics Stack Exchange

    What does "s.t." mean? Ask Question Asked 11 years, 2 months ago Modified 5 years, 8 months ago

  10. What does the semicolon ; mean in a function definition

    Mar 27, 2013 · In programming terms, parameter is a name for a variable in function definition. When using the function, you give arguments. I tend to think that the general syntax in math is …