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  2. Plus–minus sign - Wikipedia

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    [2] If x 2 = 9, one may give the solution as x = ±3. This indicates that the equation has two solutions: x = +3 and x = −3. A common use of this notation is found in the quadratic formula =, which describes the two solutions to the quadratic equation ax 2 + bx + c = 0.

  3. Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode - Wikipedia

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    The Unicode Standard encodes almost all standard characters used in mathematics. [1] Unicode Technical Report #25 provides comprehensive information about the character repertoire, their properties, and guidelines for implementation. [1]

  4. Tilde - Wikipedia

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    A tilde is also used to indicate "approximately equal to" (e.g. 1.902 ~= 2). This usage probably developed as a typed alternative to the libra symbol used for the same purpose in written mathematics, which is an equal sign with the upper bar replaced by a bar with an upward hump, bump, or loop in the middle (︍︍♎︎) or, sometimes, a tilde ...

  5. Approximation - Wikipedia

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    U+2252 ≒ APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO OR THE IMAGE OF: Which is used like "≈" or "≃" in Japan, Taiwan, and Korea. U+2253 ≓ IMAGE OF OR APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO: A reversed variation of U+2252 ≒ APPROXIMATELY EQUAL TO OR THE IMAGE OF. U+225F ≟ QUESTIONED EQUAL TO: U+2A85 ⪅ LESS-THAN OR APPROXIMATE: U+2A86 ⪆ GREATER-THAN OR APPROXIMATE

  6. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Percent sign: Per mille (per 1,000), Basis point (per 10,000) ‰ Per mille: Percent, Basis point. Period: The end of a sentence. ¶ Pilcrow: Paragraph mark, paragraph sign, paraph, alinea, or blind P: Section sign ('Silcrow') ⌑ Pillow (non-Unicode name) 'Pillow' is an informal nick-name for the 'Square lozenge' in the travel industry.

  7. What the '2 percent' actually means in 2 percent milk — and ...

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    Rather they refer to what percentage of the total weight is milk fat. For example, one cup of milk weighs about 225 grams. Of that weight, 2% milk holds 5 grams of fat and whole milk contains 8 grams.

  8. Estimated sign - Wikipedia

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    Estimated sign specification. The estimated sign, ℮, also referred to as the e-mark or estimated quantity (French: quantité estimée) can be found on most prepackaged products in the European Union (EU).

  9. ASCII - Wikipedia

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    ASCII hugely influenced the design of character sets used by modern computers, including Unicode which has over a million code points, but the first 128 of these are the same as ASCII. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) prefers the name US-ASCII for this character encoding. [2] ASCII is one of the IEEE milestones. [4]