Miscellaneous Symbols
Tags: Nomenclature and Symbols
Miscellaneous SymbolsThis is a list of the most common miscellaneous symbols. | |||
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Symbol | Symbol | Definition | Example |
\(a^n\) | - | power, an exponent | \(5^4 = 3125\) |
% | - | percent, \(1\)% \(= 1/100 \) | \(5\)% \(\times 4 = 0.2 \) |
\(\Phi\) | Phi | golden ratio | \(1 : 1.6180339887...\) |
\(\pi\) | pi | Pi | \(\pi = 3.141592654... \) |
\(e\) | - | Euler's number constant | \(e = 2.718281828...\) |
\(\gamma\) | gamma | Euler-Mascheroni constant | \(\gamma = 0.5772156649...\) |
\(x!\) | - | fractional | \(5!=5\;x\;4\;x\;3\;x\;2\;x\;1=120 \) |
\(\int\) | int | integral, adding slices to find the whole | \(\int 2x \; dx\) |
\( \sum\) | sum | sigma, summation or sum of all | \( \sum_{n=4}^8 n = 4+5+6+7+8=30 \) |
\(\exists\) | exists | there exists | |
\(\nexists\) | nexists | there does not exists | |
\(\forall\) | forall | for all | |
\(\infty\) | infty | infinity | |
\(\propto\) | propto | porportional to | \(\frac{1}{4} \propto \frac{2}{8}\) |
\(i\) | - | imaginary number | \(i=\sqrt{-1}\) |
Tags: Nomenclature and Symbols