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Inequality signs

There are four main inequality signs you need to know about:

  • : less than
  • : greater than
  • : less than or equal to
  • : greater than or equal to

The symbol means that the value/expression on the left is less than the value/expression on the right.

This means that is less than .

The symbol means that the value/expression on the left is greater than the value/expression on the right.

This means that is greater than .

The symbol means that the value/expression on the left is less than or equal to the value/expression on the right.

This means that is either less than or equal to .

The symbol means that the value/expression on the left is greater than or equal to the value/expression on the right.

This means that is either greater than or equal to .