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Among its uses, a colon can denote which of the following?Read the answer and worked solution →In set-builder notation, the colon works as a separator meaning what?Read the answer and worked solution →What do we say aloud for the radical sign √?Read the answer and worked solution →The sign ≤ is equivalent to which statement about A and B?Read the answer and worked solution →The sign > between two numbers means which of these?Read the answer and worked solution →The symbol ∈ is read in which of these ways?Read the answer and worked solution →The logical sign ¬ is read as which word?Read the answer and worked solution →Which number set is written with the double-struck letter ℚ?Read the answer and worked solution →Mathematicians write ℝ to stand for which collection of numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →The double-struck capital ℂ is the standard sign for what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which phrase does the sign ∴ abbreviate?Read the answer and worked solution →Between two assertions, ∵ shortens which word?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the initialism Q.E.D. stand for in Latin?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the meaning of Q.E.D. at the end of a proof?Read the answer and worked solution →Which counting aid dates back to the Upper Paleolithic?Read the answer and worked solution →Until the 16th century, mathematics was essentially expressed how?Read the answer and worked solution →Who first used the term exponent and used multiplication by juxtaposition in Europe?Read the answer and worked solution →The systematic use of variables for unspecified numbers is credited mainly to whom?Read the answer and worked solution →Who introduced the use of x, y, z for unknowns and a, b, c for known quantities?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term did Descartes introduce along with the notation i?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these notations is Euler responsible for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which symbol did Euler introduce for summation?Read the answer and worked solution →Which symbol did Euler popularize for the Archimedes constant?Read the answer and worked solution →Which standard says variables use italic fonts and constants such as e or π use upright fonts?Read the answer and worked solution →A mathematical symbol is any grapheme used in what?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do many mathematical symbols have multiple meanings?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the main job of parentheses around a part of an expression?Read the answer and worked solution →An n-tuple is written with what kind of symbol?Read the answer and worked solution →What does 3 ⋅ 2 mean when the dot sits between two numbers?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three qualities does mathematical language give?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Among its uses, a colon can denote which of the following?

  1. The ratio of two things
  2. The square of a number
  3. The factorial of a number
  4. The mean of a number
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Correct answer: A. The ratio of two things

1. A colon can denote the ratio of two quantities. 2. In some countries it may denote division. 3. In set-builder notation it means "such that". _Source: Wikipedia, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Arithmetic operators_

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In set-builder notation, the colon works as a separator meaning what?

  1. Therefore
  2. Such that
  3. Divided by
  4. Because
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Correct answer: B. Such that

1. In set-builder notation the colon separates parts of the rule. 2. It is read as "such that". 3. "Therefore" and "because" use different symbols. _Source: Wikipedia, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Arithmetic operators_

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What do we say aloud for the radical sign √?

  1. The cube root of
  2. Half the value of
  3. Absolute value of
  4. The square root of
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Correct answer: D. The square root of

1. The radical sign √ denotes the square root. 2. It is read as "the square root of". 3. For example, √2 is the square root of 2. _Source: Wikipedia, Glossary of mathematical symbols, Arithmetic operators_

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