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Q: What symbol is used to show less than?
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What is typed to represent the words Greater Than or Equal To?

Usually the symbol ≥ is used to represent the words "greater than or equal to." ____ The greater than symbol is > and the equal to sign is =. The less than symbol is <.


Is this greater than or less than?

Thanks to limitations in the browser that is used for posting questions on WA, it is not possible to see the symbols. > is greater than and < is less than. Some people suggest imagining a predator eating smaller numbers but for English speakers one easy mnemonic is that the symbol for less than resembles a tilted letter L (for Less).


What does it mean when less than and greater than are placed between two expressions?

This is used in computer languages (including spreadsheets like Excel) to indicate inequality. If two numbers are not equal, then the first one is either larger or smaller than the second one. This symbol is sometimes used because the standard inequality symbol is not readily available.


What are Greater than or less than signs?

They are symbols used to express a relationship between the values of two numbers. For example: Two is less than four, so 2 < 4 ; Ten is greater than two, so 10 > 2 The narrow end, or point, of the symbol always 'points' to the smallest number; the open end, or largest, 'opens' to the larger number.


How do you use greater than and smaller than signs?

If the question is how do you remember which one is which, here are two possible methods: 1. The height of the symbol is smaller at the pointy end than it is at the "open" end. So the smaller, pointy end points towards the smaller number. 2. "