All transcribed EWDs are best viewed in a font which supports the entire Unicode character set.
The following special characters appear in one or more transcribed EWDs.
If you have trouble viewing any of the characters on this page, you may have trouble viewing some transcribed EWDs. But if you can't resolve these problems, remember that the original scanned EWD is always only a click away.
Glyph |
Escape
Sequence |
Textual
Representation |
Example Use |
& |
& |
n/a |
|
" |
" |
n/a |
|
|
|
n/a |
EWD1313, to space formulae |
ô |
ô |
small letter o with circumflex |
rôle |
λ |
λ |
Greek small letter lambda |
EWD1142 |
– |
– |
-- (En dash) |
|
— |
— |
--- (Em Dash) |
EWD1313 |
ö |
ö |
n/a |
EWD1316 |
• |
• |
bullet |
EWD1142 |
− |
− |
minus sign |
|
∙ |
∙ |
small bullet (multiply) |
|
◦ |
◦ |
functional composition |
EWD692 |
□ |
□ |
white square |
EWD1142 |
⌷ |
▯ |
"fat bar" (used between guarded commands) |
EWD764 |
≠ |
≠ |
differs from (not equal) |
|
≡ |
≡ |
{equivales} |
EWD1313 |
⇒ |
⇒ |
{implies} |
EWD1313 |
⇐ |
⇐ |
{follows from} |
|
⇔ |
⇔ |
left right double arrow |
|
∧ |
∧ |
{and} |
EWD1313 |
∨ |
∨ |
{or} |
EWD1313 |
¬ |
¬ |
{not} |
EWD804 |
∀ |
∀ |
{for all} |
|
∃ |
∃ |
{there exists} |
|
∈ |
∈ |
{element of } |
|
∉ |
∉ |
{not an element of } |
|
× |
× |
{times} |
EWD1214 |
← |
← |
{left arrow} |
EWD1255 |
↑ |
↑ |
{up arrow} |
|
→ |
→ |
{right arrow} |
EWD1216 |
↓ |
↓ |
{down arrow} |
EWD1313, representing the GCD and later the minimum |
≤ |
≤ |
{at most} |
EWD1313 |
≥ |
≥ |
{at least} |
|
⊑ |
⊑ |
{square at most} |
EWD1313, representing "divides" |
⊒ |
⊒ |
{square at least} |
|
〈 |
〈 |
left angle bracket |
EWD1142 |
〉 |
〉 |
right angle bracket |
EWD1142 |
√ |
√ |
square root |
EWD923A |
You can find other characters in the Unicode charts; most of the mathematical characters are here.
Revised Tue, 14 Nov 2006
|