This leaflet provides information on symbols and notation commonly used in mathematics. It is designed to enable further information to be found
from resources in mathcentre (www.mathcentre.ac.uk). In the table below, the symbol or notation is given in column one. It is not always obvious
how the combination of characters used in mathematical notation is said, so where appropriate this information is given in column two. Column three
explains the use of the symbol and an example may be given for further explanation in column four. The last column contains a phrase to be entered
as a search topic in mathcentre if further details are required.
Care should be taken as context is important. Identical mathematical symbols and notation are used in different circumstances to convey very different
ideas.