Less Than, Greater Than and Equal To Symbols

Now we are going to discuss Greater than, Less than, Equal to Sign in brief.

• Greater Than Sign
• Less Than Sign
• Equal to Sign

Greater Than Sign

Greater Than Sign ” > “ is used to express a specific type of comparison between two quantities, where the left value is greater than the right value.
Example: 10 > 5; (ten is greater than five)

Less Than Sign

Less Than Sign ” < “ is used to express a specific type of comparison between two quantities, where the left value is smaller than the right value.
Example: 5 < 10; (five is less than 10)

Equal to Sign

Equal to Sign ” = ” is used to show equality between two numbers or values. It express that both the left and right values are equal.
Example: 5 + 5 = 10 i.e. 10 = 10 (ten is equal to ten)

Above are the fundamental signs which are used for comparison, there are other signs which are formed by combination of signs. These are greater than equal to and less than equal to.

Less Than or Equal to Symbol

Less Than or Equal to Symbol “≤” is used when there is ambiguity between the magnitude of the quantity. Let’s say we have a statement which states The number of apples Ram has is less than or equal to that with Rohan. Then we can mathematically express it as x ≤ y where x is the number of apples with Ram and y is the number of apples with Rohan.

Not Less Than Symbol

Not Less than symbol “≮” is used when the quantity on the left side is not less than the quantity on the right hand side. This means that the quantity on the left side is either equal to or greater than the quantity of right side.

Let’s say John’s age is ‘p’ years and Andrew is ‘q’ years old and John’s age is not less than Andrew’s age. This means either John’s age is equal to or greater than that of Andrew’s age. We can mathematically express it as p ≮ q.

Less Than Sign, denoted as “<,” is a mathematical symbol that shows an inequality between two values. When we use the “<” symbol, it means that the value or quantity on the left-hand side is smaller than the value on the right-hand side.

Let’s discuss Less Than Symbol, its applications in Inequalities along with some solved examples.