The $\approx$ is used mostly in terms of numerical approximations, meaning that the values in questions are "close" to each other in whatever context one is working, and often it is less …

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Precise meaning of $\ll_{n, \varepsilon}$ in number theory paper. 2. Intuition behind order isomorphisms. 0.

May 20, 2018 · $\begingroup$ $\equiv$ and similar variations are a generic symbols used to notate an equivalence relation. $=$ is the specific equivalence relation "equals" that we are …

Mar 18, 2011 · $\begingroup$ I was aware of Pascal using :=, but not the others.I think it is possible that the language designers of that time where influenced by maths (as has …

Nov 7, 2015 · It has no precise meaning. It's just a shorthand for saying "sufficiently small" or "easily seen to be so much smaller that the following argument will work" -- and shouldn't be …

It's used for various things in various contexts. The one about "defined to be equal" is often rendered as ":=".

$\begingroup$ It is the "floor function", meaning the largest integer $\le$ the quantity within. $\endgroup$

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