Math Symbols | List of 32 Basic Symbols in Mathematics & How to Read Them

Math Symbols in English! Learn 32 powerful symbols frequently used in mathematics.
The following table lists many specialized symbols commonly used in mathematics:

* Asterisk
a^b Caret
≠ Not Equality
() Parentheses
– Subtraction
√a Square root
π Pi constant
/ Division slash
∫ Integral
/ Slash
; Semicolon
% Percentage
& Ampersand
∞ Infinity
Σ Summation
$ Dollar sign
“ Quotation Mark
: Colon
– Dash/hyphen
Ω Ohm sign
X Multiply/times
[] Brackets
= Equality
≈ Approximately equal
+ Addition
÷ Division
3√ Cube root
! Exclamation mark

Geometry Symbols

Here is the table of other symbols in geometry:

∠ angle
∡ measured angle
∢ spherical angle
∟ right angle
° degree
′ prime
″ double prime
⊥ perpendicular
∥ parallel
≅ congruent to
~ similarity
Δ triangle
|x-y| distance
π pi constant

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