Comparison & Inequality Symbols

Comparison & Inequality

Used to compare the size or value of two expressions.

Symbol	Name	Meaning / Usage
$<$	Less Than	$3 < 5$ means 3 is less than 5.
$>$	Greater Than	$5 > 3$ means 5 is greater than 3.
$\leq$	Less Than or Equal To	$x \leq 5$ means $x$ is less than or equal to 5.
$\geq$	Greater Than or Equal To	$x \geq 3$ means $x$ is greater than or equal to 3.
$\ll$	Much Less Than	Values differ by orders of magnitude ( $1 \ll 1000$ ).
$\gg$	Much Greater Than	Values differ by orders of magnitude ( $1000 \gg 1$ ).