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Useful List of Arithmetic Symbols

Symbols used in Arithmetic

Name	Symbol	Example	Read as
Plus	+	8 + 4	8 plus 4
Minus	–	8 – 4	8 minus 4
Divide	÷	8 ÷ 4	8 divided by 4
Multiply	×	8 × 4	8 multiplied by 4
Percentage	%	25 % 100	25 percent of 100
Greater than	>	8 > 4	8 is greater than 4
Less than	<	4 < 8	4 is less than 8
Greater than equal to	≥	a ≥ b	a is greater than or equal to b
Less than equal to	≤	b ≤ a	b is less than or equal to a
equal to	=	6 = 6	6 is equal to 6
does not equal to	≠	8 ≠ 4	8 does not equal to 4
Approximately equal to	≈	8.786 ≈ 8.79	8.786 is approximately equal to 8.79
Plus minus	±	± 2	Plus minus 2
Equivalent	≡	a ≡ b	a is equivalent to b