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Symbol Name Date of earliest use ... Blackboard bold capital C (for complex numbers set) 1939 Nathan Jacobson: ∎. end of proof sign (a.k.a. tombstone)
A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula.
Normally, roman upright typeface is not used for symbols, except for symbols representing a standard function, such as the symbol "" of the sine function. [2] In order to have more symbols, and for allowing related mathematical objects to be represented by related symbols, diacritics, subscripts and superscripts are often used.
A mathematical constant is a key number whose value is fixed by an unambiguous definition, often referred to by a symbol (e.g., an alphabet letter), or by mathematicians' names to facilitate using it across multiple mathematical problems. [1]
Logic symbols (1 C, 50 P) P. Pythagorean symbols (4 P) Pages in category "Mathematical symbols" ... Turnstile (symbol) U. Up tack; V. Vinculum (symbol) X. X mark
a.c. – absolutely continuous. acrd – inverse chord function. ad – adjoint representation (or adjoint action) of a Lie group. adj – adjugate of a matrix. a.e. – almost everywhere. AFSOC - Assume for the sake of contradiction; Ai – Airy function. AL – Action limit. Alt – alternating group (Alt(n) is also written as A n.) A.M ...
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U+2113 ℓ SCRIPT SMALL L; "despite its character name, this symbol is derived from a special italicized version of the small letter l". [6] It has various other specialized uses, such as a liter symbol and as the azimuthal quantum number symbol. U+2118 ℘ SCRIPT CAPITAL P is a symbol for Weierstrass's elliptic function. [7]