LaTeX symbols & commands

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Topics

∣ x ∣

Absolute value and norm in LaTeX

a = b

Aligning equations in LaTeX

(k n)

Binomial coefficients in LaTeX

v

Bold and italic in math mode in LaTeX

ab

Braces over and under terms in LaTeX

()

Brackets and delimiters in LaTeX

\frac{d y}{d x}

Derivatives in LaTeX

\frac{a}{b}

Fractions in LaTeX

α β γ

Greek letters in LaTeX

\int

Integrals in LaTeX

lo g

Logarithms and exponentials in LaTeX

(a c b d)

Matrices in LaTeX

a b

Spacing in math mode in LaTeX

{a b

Systems of equations in LaTeX

Aa

Text inside math mode in LaTeX

sin

Trigonometric functions in LaTeX

v

Vectors in LaTeX

Operators

\circ

Composition / ring (∘)

\oplus

Direct sum (⊕) and tensor (⊗)

\div

Division sign (÷)

\cdot

Dot product / centred dot (·)

\mp

Minus or plus (∓)

\times

Multiplication / times (×)

\pm

Plus or minus (±)

x

Square root (√)

⋆

Star and asterisk (⋆ ∗)

Relations

\approx

Approximately equal (≈)

∣

Divides / such that (∣)

\equiv

Equivalent / identical (≡)

\geq

Greater than or equal (≥)

\leq

Less than or equal (≤)

≪

Much less / much greater (≪ ≫)

\neq =

Not equal (≠)

∥

Parallel (∥)

⊥

Perpendicular (⊥)

\propto

Proportional to (∝)

Calculus

\nabla \times

Curl and divergence (∇×, ∇·)

\infty

Infinity (∞)

\int

Integral (∫)

lim

Limit (lim)

\nabla

Nabla / del (∇)

\partial

Partial derivative (∂)

\prod

Product (∏)

\sum

Summation (∑)

Set theory

\in

Element of (∈)

\emptyset

Empty set (∅)

\cap

Intersection (∩)

R

Real numbers (ℝ)

\subseteq

Subset (⊂ / ⊆)

\cup

Union (∪)

Logic

\forall

For all (∀)

⟹

Implies (⇒) and iff (⇔)

\exists

There exists (∃)

∴

Therefore (∴) and because (∵)

Arrows

\leftarrow

Left arrow (←)

⟶

Long arrows (⟶ ⟹)

\to

Right arrow (→)

↑

Up and down arrows (↑ ↓)

Accents

\overset{x}{ˉ}

Bar / overline (x̄)

\overset{x}{˙}

Dot / time derivative (ẋ)

\overset{x}{^}

Hat / circumflex (x̂)

v

Vector arrow (v⃗)

Misc

ℵ

Aleph (ℵ)

∠

Angle (∠)

4 5^{\circ}

Degree (°)

\dots

Ellipsis / dots (…)

f^{'}

Prime / derivative (′)

ℏ

Reduced Planck constant (ℏ)

ℓ

Script l (ℓ)

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