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Other symbols for division include the slash or solidus /, the colon:, and the fraction bar (the horizontal bar in a vertical fraction). [3] [4] The ISO 80000-2 standard for mathematical notation recommends only the solidus / or "fraction bar" for division, or the "colon" : for ratios; it says that the ÷ sign "should not be used" for division. [1]
Informally, the numerator and denominator may be distinguished by placement alone, but in formal contexts they are usually separated by a fraction bar. The fraction bar may be horizontal (as in 1 / 3 ), oblique (as in 2/5), or diagonal (as in 4 ⁄ 9). [4] These marks are respectively known as the horizontal bar; the virgule, slash , or ...
The following table lists many specialized symbols commonly used in modern mathematics, ... 1718 (deriving from horizontal fraction bar, ...
The bar was intended to be used as the representation for the logical OR symbol. [9] A subsequent draft on May 12, 1966, places the vertical bar in column 7 alongside regional entry codepoints, and formed the basis for the original draft proposal used by the International Standards Organisation . [ 9 ]
The modern dagger symbol originated from a variant of the obelus, originally depicted by a plain line −, or a line with one or two dots ⨪ ÷. [7] It represented an iron roasting spit, a dart, or the sharp end of a javelin, [8] symbolizing the skewering or cutting out of dubious matter.
The Combining Diacritical Marks for Symbols block contains arrows, dots, enclosures, and overlays for modifying symbol characters. The math subset of this block is U+20D0–U+20DC, U+20E1, U+20E5–U+20E6, and U+20EB–U+20EF.
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. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various types, many symbols are needed for ...
A fraction automatically generated by the font from basic digits and the Unicode fraction bar, 123⁄456. Unicode provides for a dedicated fraction slash ⁄ that is distinct from the ASCII solidus / . Many typefaces draw this fraction slash (and the division slash) at a less vertical angle than the solidus.