Miscellaneous Symbols
- This is a list of the most common miscellaneous symbols.
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| Symbol | Symbol | Definition | Example |
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| \(a^n\) |
- |
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 |
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| \(\nexists\) |
nexists |
there does not exists |
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| \(\forall\) |
forall |
for all |
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| \(\infty\) |
infty |
infinity |
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| \(\propto\) |
propto |
porportional to |
\(\frac{1}{4} \propto \frac{2}{8}\) |
| \(i\) |
- |
imaginary number |
\(i=\sqrt{-1}\) |
