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Terminology: Inequalities

  1. Nov 27, 2009 #1
    Hi all

    What is a ">" called in English, and likewise, what is ">=" called in English?
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  3. Nov 27, 2009 #2


    Staff: Mentor

    > - "greater than"
    >= "greater than or equal to"
  4. Nov 27, 2009 #3
    I mean what are the symbols called? Translating what we call it here, in English it would be something like a "sharp inequality" and a "soft inequality" respectively (these are not the correct English terms, according to Google).
  5. Nov 27, 2009 #4


    Staff: Mentor

    Maybe "strictly greater than" for >, and "strictly less than" for <. I don't think there is corresponding terminology for >= and <=.

    The symbol > is sometimes called "right angle bracket", and < is called "left angle bracket."

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