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The symbols “>” Y "<” (higher Y less) are elements that are used in mathematics to indicate that one number is greater or less than another.
Many times we have to express in a formula that one number is greater or less than another. For this purpose, the symbols ">" and "<" are used.
The> (major) sign
This symbol expresses that the number in front of it is greater than the one behind it. For example: 3> 2. This is read as follows: three is greater than two.
How do you recognize this symbol?
In order to recognize this symbol, we must remember that the opening expresses that the number that is close to it is greater than the other. So whenever we see this symbol we must remember that the number in front of it is greater than the one behind it.
Examples of how the "greater than" sign is read:
- 16 > 12 :: 16 is greater than 12.
- 134 > 132 :: 134 is greater than 132
- 2340 > 2000 :: 2340 is greater than 2000
- 123 > 100 :: 123 is greater than 100
The <(minor) sign
This symbol indicates the opposite of the previous symbol; that the element in front of it is smaller than the one behind it. For example: 2 <6 and it is read as follows: two is less than six.
How do you recognize this symbol?
This symbol, unlike the previous one, indicates that the number in front of it is less than the one behind the symbol.
Examples of how the "less than" sign is read:
- 14 < 36 :: 14 is less than 36
- 72 < 84 :: 72 is less than 84
- 352 < 543 :: 352 is less than 543
- 7 < 11 :: 7 is less than 11
Symbols ≥ and ≤
The ≥ symbol indicates that the number in front of it is “greater than or equal” than the number behind it. On the contrary, the symbol ≤ it means that the number in front is “less than or equal” to the number behind. These are used for mathematical formulas and not so much for numbers.
Follow with:
| Asterisk | Point | Exclamation mark |
| Eat | New paragraph | Major and minor signs |
| Quotation marks | Semicolon | Parenthesis |
| Script | Ellipsis |
