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Symbol Definitions

+ is: Addition.
- is: Subtraction.
* is: Multiplication. This site will never use X or x for multiplication because they are often used as variables and it can be confusing.
/ is: Division.
÷ is: Division.
is: Approximately equal to. Used most often when rounding numbers.
π is: PI. Approximately equal to (≈) 3.14 or 22/7.
> is: Greater than; as in: 6 > 4; 6 is greater than 4.
< is: Less than.
> is: Greater than or equal to.
< is: Less than or equal to.