| description | command | output |
| addition | + |
+ |
| subtraction | - |
− |
| plus or minus | \pm |
± |
| multiplication (times) | \times |
× |
| multiplication (dot) | \cdot |
⋅ |
| division symbol | \div |
÷ |
| division (slash) | / |
/ |
| simple text | \text{text} |
text |
| infinity | \infty |
∞ |
| dots | 1,2,3,\ldots |
1,2,3,… |
| dots | 1+2+3+\cdots |
1+2+3+⋯ |
| fraction | \frac{a}{b} |
ab\frac{a}{b}ba |
| square root | \sqrt{x} |
x\sqrt{x}x |
| nnnth root | \sqrt[n]{x} |
xn\sqrt[n]{x}nx |
| exponentiation | a^b |
aba^{b}ab |
| subscript | a_b |
aba_{b}ab |
| absolute value | |x| |
∣x∣|x|∣x∣ |
| natural log | \ln(x) |
ln(x)\ln(x)ln(x) |
| logarithms | \log_{a}b |
logab\log_{a}blogab |
| exponential function | e^x=\exp(x) |
ex=exp(x)e^{x}=\exp(x)ex=exp(x) |
| deg | \deg(f) |
deg(f)\deg(f)deg(f) |
| degree | \degree |
°\degree° |
| arcmin | ^\prime |
′^\prime′ |
| arcsec | ^{\prime\prime} |
′′^{\prime\prime}′′ |
| circle plus | \oplus |
⊕\oplus⊕ |
| circle times | \otimes |
⊗\otimes⊗ |
| equal | = |
=== |
| not equal | \ne |
≠\ne≠ |
| less than | < |
<<< |
| less than or equal to | \le |
≤\le≤ |
| greater than or equal to | \ge |
≥\ge≥ |
| approximately equal to | \approx |
≈\approx≈ |