Tedds recognizes and uses several mathematical symbols. However, there are some mathematical symbols that do not have a function in calculations. For more information, see the following paragraphs.
For Tedds for Word users:
The following mathematical symbols are available via the Library Access System.
To access any one the symbols, go to Writing your own custom calculations > Calculation writing documentation > Math symbols.
All the characters use Windows Symbol font.
Mathematical symbols recognized in Tedds | ||
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Name | Symbol | Function in calculations |
minus | - | substract |
plus | + | add |
multiply | × | multiply |
divide | ÷ | divide |
divide | / | divide |
equals | = | equal to |
square root | √( ) | square root |
less than | < | less than |
less than or equal to | ≤ | less than or equal to |
equal to | == | equal to |
not equal to | ≠ | not equal to |
greater than or equal to | ≥ | greater than or equal to |
greater than | > | greater than |
Mathematical symbols not recognized in Tedds | ||
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Name | Symbol | Function in calculations |
approximately equal to | ≈ | no function |
equivalent to | ≡ | no function |
therefore | ∴ | no function |
degrees | ° | angle unit |
infinity | ∞ | no function |
plus/minus | ± | no function |
proportional to | ∝ | no function |
perpendicular to | ![]() |
no function |
superscript star | * | no function |