1.Logic
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∃
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| there exist |
∀
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| for all |
p⇒q
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| p implies q / if p, then q |
p⇔q
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| p if and only if q /p is equivalent to q / p and q are equivalent |
2.Sets
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x∈A
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| x belongs to A / x is an element (or a member) of A |
x∉A
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| x does not belong to A / x is not an element (or a member) of A |
A⊂B
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| A is contained in B / A is a subset of B |
A⊃B
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| A contains B / B is a subset of A |
A∩B
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| A cap B / A meet B / A intersection B |
A∪B
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| A cup B / A join B / A union B |
A\B
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| A minus B / the diference between A and B |
A×B
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| A cross B / the cartesian product of A and B |
3. Real numbers
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x+1
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| x plus one |
x-1
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| x minus one |
x±1
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| x plus or minus one |
xy
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| xy / x multiplied by y |
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(x - y)(x + y)
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| x minus y, x plus y |
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x y
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| x over y |
=
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| the equals sign |
x = 5
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| x equals 5 / x is equal to 5 |
x≠5
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| x (is) not equal to 5 |
x≡y
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| x is equivalent to (or identical with) y |
x ≡ y
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| x is not equivalent to (or identical with) y |
x > y
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| x is greater than y |
x≥y
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| x is greater than or equal to y |
x < y
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| x is less than y |
x≤y
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| x is less than or equal to y |
0 < x < 1
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| zero is less than x is less than 1 |
0≤x≤1
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| zero is less than or equal to x is less than or equal to 1 |
| x |
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| mod x / modulus x |
x 2
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| x squared / x (raised) to the power 2 |
x 3
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| x cubed |
x 4
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| x to the fourth / x to the power four |
x n
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| x to the nth / x to the power n |
x −n
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| x to the (power) minus n |
x
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| (square) root x / the square root of x |
x 3
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| cube root (of) x |
x 4
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| fourth root (of) x |
x n
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| nth root (of) x |
( x+y ) 2
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| x plus y all squared |
( x y ) 2
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| x over y all squared |
n!
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| n factorial |
x ^
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x ¯
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| x bar |
x ˜
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| x tilde |
x i
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| xi / x subscript i / x suffix i / x sub i |
∑ i=1 n a i
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| the sum from i equals one to n a i / the sum as i runs from 1 to n of the a i |
4. Linear algebra
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‖ x ‖
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| the norm (or modulus) of x |
OA →
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| OA / vector OA |
OA ¯
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| OA / the length of the segment OA |
A T
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| A transpose / the transpose of A |
A −1
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| A inverse / the inverse of A |
5. Functions
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f( x )
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| fx / f of x / the function f of x |
f:S→T
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| a function f from S to T |
x→y
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| x maps to y / x is sent (or mapped) to y |
f'( x )
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| f prime x / f dash x / the (first) derivative of f with respect to x |
f''( x )
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| f double-prime x / f double-dash x / the second derivative of f with respect to x |
f'''( x )
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| triple-prime x / f triple-dash x / the third derivative of f with respect to x |
f (4) ( x )
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| f four x / the fourth derivative of f with respect to x |
∂f ∂ x 1
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| the partial (derivative) of f with respect to x1 |
∂ 2 f ∂ x 1 2
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| the second partial (derivative) of f with respect to x1 |
∫ 0 ∞
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| the integral from zero to infinity |
lim x→0
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| the limit as x approaches zero |
lim x→ 0 +
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| the limit as x approaches zero from above |
lim x→ 0 −
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| the limit as x approaches zero from below |
log e y
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| log y to the base e / log to the base e of y / natural log (of) y |
lny
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| log y to the base e / log to the base e of y / natural log (of) y |