Useful Symbols


Symbol Meaning
∴ therefore
⇒ implies
∆ change
~ roughly similar to
≈ approximately equal to
∝ proportional to
≠ not equal to; not the same as
< less than
> greater than
ċ with (from Latin cum)
c. about (in time; from Latin circa)
cf. compare (from Latin conferre)
C. century
† died
Christ, Christianity, Christian
♂ male, man
♀ female, woman