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  2. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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    Number Forms is a Unicode block containing Unicode compatibility characters that have specific meaning as numbers, but are constructed from other characters.They consist primarily of vulgar fractions and Roman numerals.

  3. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    Shilling or solidus fractions: 1/2, so called because this notation was used for pre-decimal British currency , as in "2/6" for a half crown, meaning two shillings and six pence. While the notation "two shillings and six pence" did not represent a fraction, the forward slash is now used in fractions, especially for fractions inline with prose ...

  4. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    A mathematical symbol is a figure or a combination of figures that is used to represent a mathematical object, an action on mathematical objects, a relation between mathematical objects, or for structuring the other symbols that occur in a formula. As formulas are entirely constituted with symbols of various types, many symbols are needed for ...

  5. Ratio - Wikipedia

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    For example, the ratio 4:5 can be written as 1:1.25 (dividing both sides by 4) Alternatively, it can be written as 0.8:1 (dividing both sides by 5). Where the context makes the meaning clear, a ratio in this form is sometimes written without the 1 and the ratio symbol (:), though, mathematically, this makes it a factor or multiplier.

  6. Percentage - Wikipedia

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    An increase of $0.15 on a price of $2.50 is an increase by a fraction of ⁠ 0.15 / 2.50 ⁠ = 0.06. Expressed as a percentage, this is a 6% increase. While many percentage values are between 0 and 100, there is no mathematical restriction and percentages may take on other values. [4]

  7. Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols - Wikipedia

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    Mathematical Alphanumeric Symbols is a Unicode block comprising styled forms of Latin and Greek letters and decimal digits that enable mathematicians to denote different notions with different letter styles.

  8. List of logic symbols - Wikipedia

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    In logic, a set of symbols is commonly used to express logical representation. The following table lists many common symbols, together with their name, how they should be read out loud, and the related field of mathematics.

  9. List of mathematical abbreviations - Wikipedia

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    Re – real part of a complex number. [2] (Also written.) resp – respectively. RHS – right-hand side of an equation. rk – rank. (Also written as rank.) RMS, rms – root mean square. rng – non-unital ring. rot – rotor of a vector field. (Also written as curl.) rowsp – row space of a matrix. RTP – required to prove.