Many of them are taken from the Greek alphabet.
plus, minus, mutiply and divide +-x/ are the basic symbol for mathematics + is for addition, - is for subtraction, x is for multiplication and / is for division
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Contemporary mathematics refers to mathematics in general application and can be used anytime, anywhere and regardless of who uses it. In general, business mathematics and mathematics of investment may be well classified under this category.
The type of Mathletics that uses letters instead of numbers is called algebra. Algebra is a branch of mathematics that uses symbols and letters to represent numbers and describe mathematical relationships and operations. It allows for solving equations and expressing patterns and equations in a general form.
Well- by numbers, obviously! However, some numbers can be expressed in maths via equations or combinations of different numbers that have to be calculated to reveal what the number actually is. It's a bit like a code-cracking game. Mathematics also uses a whole range of symbols that each have a meaning, to cut down on the use of words as a means of expression and save space- many of these symbols were devised in ancient Greece by the mathematical scholars there.
No. It uses ten digits and the decimal point: eleven symbols in all.
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