1.Logic
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∃ |
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there exist |
∀ |
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for all |
p⇒q |
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p implies q / if p, then q |
p⇔q |
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p if and only if q /p is equivalent to q / p and q are equivalent |
2.Sets |
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x∈A |
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x belongs to A / x is an element (or a member) of A |
x∉A |
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x does not belong to A / x is not an element (or a member) of A |
A⊂B |
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A is contained in B / A is a subset of B |
A⊃B |
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A contains B / B is a subset of A |
A∩B |
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A cap B / A meet B / A intersection B |
A∪B |
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A cup B / A join B / A union B |
A\B |
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A minus B / the diference between A and B |
A×B |
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A cross B / the cartesian product of A and B |
3. Real numbers |
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x+1 |
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x plus one |
x-1 |
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x minus one |
x±1 |
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x plus or minus one |
xy |
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xy / x multiplied by y |
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(x - y)(x + y) |
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x minus y, x plus y |
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x y |
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x over y |
= |
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the equals sign |
x = 5 |
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x equals 5 / x is equal to 5 |
x≠5 |
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x (is) not equal to 5 |
x≡y |
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x is equivalent to (or identical with) y |
x ≡ y |
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x is not equivalent to (or identical with) y |
x > y |
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x is greater than y |
x≥y |
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x is greater than or equal to y |
x x≤y |
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x is less than or equal to y |
0 0≤x≤1 |
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zero is less than or equal to x is less than or equal to 1 |
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mod x / modulus x |
x 2 |
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x squared / x (raised) to the power 2 |
x 3 |
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x cubed |
x 4 |
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x to the fourth / x to the power four |
x n |
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x to the nth / x to the power n |
x −n |
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x to the (power) minus n |
x |
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(square) root x / the square root of x |
x 3 |
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cube root (of) x |
x 4 |
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fourth root (of) x |
x n |
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nth root (of) x |
( x+y ) 2 |
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x plus y all squared |
( x y ) 2 |
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x over y all squared |
n! |
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n factorial |
x ^ |
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x hat |
x ¯ |
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x bar |
x ˜ |
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x tilde |
x i |
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xi / x subscript i / x suffix i / x sub i |
∑ i=1 n a i |
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the sum from i equals one to n a i / the sum as i runs from 1 to n of the a i |
4. Linear algebra |
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‖ x ‖ |
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the norm (or modulus) of x |
OA → |
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OA / vector OA |
OA ¯ |
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OA / the length of the segment OA |
A T |
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A transpose / the transpose of A |
A −1 |
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A inverse / the inverse of A |
5. Functions |
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f( x ) |
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fx / f of x / the function f of x |
f:S→T |
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a function f from S to T |
x→y |
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x maps to y / x is sent (or mapped) to y |
f'( x ) |
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f prime x / f dash x / the (first) derivative of f with respect to x |
f''( x ) |
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f double-prime x / f double-dash x / the second derivative of f with respect to x |
f'''( x ) |
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triple-prime x / f triple-dash x / the third derivative of f with respect to x |
f (4) ( x ) |
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f four x / the fourth derivative of f with respect to x |
∂f ∂ x 1 |
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the partial (derivative) of f with respect to x1 |
∂ 2 f ∂ x 1 2 |
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the second partial (derivative) of f with respect to x1 |
∫ 0 ∞ |
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the integral from zero to infinity |
lim x→0 |
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the limit as x approaches zero |
lim x→ 0 + |
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the limit as x approaches zero from above |
lim x→ 0 − |
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the limit as x approaches zero from below |
log e y |
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log y to the base e / log to the base e of y / natural log (of) y |
lny |
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log y to the base e / log to the base e of y / natural log (of) y |