Mar 18, 2011 · It's one common notation for stating that the left-hand side is defined as (in contrast to equal to) the expression on the right-hand side.

Dec 26, 2022 · 3 What does the notation $ [G : H]$ mean in group theory? Does it mean the same as quotient group? I have seen the above notation a lot while studying group theory but it still …

As far as e-notation go's its meant to be scientific notation; So like 5.89e-4 would mean 0.000589 (move the decimal place if minus left if not move the decimal place right).

Apr 20, 2016 · So, now they have anonymous functions, defined through lambda terms, the actual syntax used for the terms more closely resembling the arrow notation than the lambda notation.

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.

Feb 20, 2013 · A better, but less common, notation is $\varepsilon$ (formatted with $\varepsilon$). You can find answers and comments related to that latter symbol $\varepsilon$ …

Aug 19, 2015 · The set of natural numbers $\ {0,1,2,\dots\}$ is often denoted by $\omega$. There are two caveats about this notation: It is not commonly used outside of set theory, and it might …

They are integral parts of larger notations which don't have any individual formal meaning -- the fact that expressing the entire notation in English sometimes involves saying "such that" …

Dec 13, 2016 · An unsophisticated question from a neophyte: Given the numbers: $1,2,3,4,5$ What is the symbol for the range of the numbers? i.e. the lowest-highest number in the set. …

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 …