Mar 18, 2011 · It's one common notation for stating that the left-hand side is defined as (in contrast to equal to) the expression on the right-hand side.

The (bad) notation $ (a,b)$ is often used for the greatest common divisor; somebody uses $ [a,b]$ for the lowest common multiple. Why are they bad, in particular the former? Because $ (a,b)$ …

Feb 20, 2013 · A better, but less common, notation is $\varepsilon$ (formatted with $\varepsilon$). You can find answers and comments related to that latter symbol $\varepsilon$ …

Aug 19, 2015 · The set of natural numbers $\ {0,1,2,\dots\}$ is often denoted by $\omega$. There are two caveats about this notation: It is not commonly used outside of set theory, and it might …

Dec 13, 2016 · An unsophisticated question from a neophyte: Given the numbers: $1,2,3,4,5$ What is the symbol for the range of the numbers? i.e. the lowest-highest number in the set. …

Jun 25, 2014 · I have started seeing the "∈" symbol in math. What exactly does it mean? I have tried googling it but google takes the symbol out of the search.

In mathematical notation, what are the usage differences between the various approximately-equal signs "≈", "≃", and "≅"? The Unicode standard lists all of them inside the Mathematical …

Apr 19, 2021 · Your notation $\mathbf {1}$ (or $\mathbf {1}^T$ if you insist that $\mathbf {1}$ is a column vector) is fine and is commonly used. Just define it when you are using it.

They are integral parts of larger notations which don't have any individual formal meaning -- the fact that expressing the entire notation in English sometimes involves saying "such that" …

To summarize what has been said in the comments, there are no "official" symbols. Use whichever notation you feel most comfortable with, as long as it makes sense and can be …