Math symbols are shorthand marks that represent mathematical concepts.

Symbol Name+ addition sign, plus sign- subtraction sign, minus sign

x or ⋅ multiplication sign

÷ or / division sign= equal≠ not equal< less than> greater than≤ less than or equal to≥ greater than or equal to# number sign( ) parentheses& and (ampersand)% percentπ pi|x| absolute value of x√ square root! factorial± plus or minusˆ carat - to the power of

Symbol Name∠ angle

° degree⊥ perpendicular

|| parallel∼ is similar to (tilde)∪ union

∩ intersection∅ null or empty set∈ is a member of∉ is not a member of⊂ is a subset of∃ there exists (existential quantifier)∀ for all (universal quantifier)

f(x) a function whose variable is x∴ therefore

Σ sum... ellipsis (and so on)∞ infinity

Worksheets on Mathematical Symbols:

Match Math Symbol Words and Pictures

Match 10 math symbol words to their pictures. The words are: minus, plus, times, equal, less than equal, less than,

greater than, greater than or equal, percent, division

symbol. Or go to the answers.

Label 10 Math SymbolsLabel the pictures of 10 math symbols on this

worksheet. The words are: plus/add, minus/subtract, equal, multiply, divide,

less than, greater than, less than or equal, greater than or equal, percent. Go to the

answers.

Unscramble Words for Math Symbols

Unscramble the words for common math symbols. The words are addition

sign, minus sign, multiplication sign,

division sign, equal, not equal, less than, greater

than, parentheses, number sign.

Write Eight Math SymbolsFind and write eight math symbols.

Sample answers: + plus sign, - minus sign, = equal sign, ≤ less than or equal

to, ≥ greater than or equal to, x multiplication sign, ÷ division sign, %

percent, # number sign.

Write Math SymbolsWrite the words for 12 math symbols on

this worksheet. The math symbols are: plus sign, minus sign, multiplication sign,

division sign, equal to, greater than, less

than, greater than or equal to, less than or equal to, number sign, parentheses, not

equal to. Go to