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+plus/add
-minus/subtract
divide
/divide
multiply/times
.multiply/times, scalar product of vectors
is equal to
is identically equal to, defined as
does not equal
is approximately equal to
is greater than
is greater than or equal to
is much greater than
is less than
is less than or equal to
is much less than
plus or minus, error margin
minus or plus
complex set
integer set
natural set
rational set
real set
is to, ratio, such that
as
therefore
because
for all
there exists
{ }set
< >mean
(square) root of
denotes an operation
angle
parallel
congruent
perpendicular
intersection
union
subset
is not a subset
belongs to
does not belong to
empty set
cardinality
finite difference or increment
colon
semicolon
%per cent
'first derivative, feet, arcminutes
"second derivative, inches, arcseconds
°degrees
difference
ellipsis
is equivalent to
implies
iffif, and only if
factorial
infinity
integral
imaginary part of a complex number
real part of a complex number
maps into, approaches the limit
the sum of the terms indicated (sigma)
the product of the terms indicated (pi)
is proportional to
vector differential

 
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