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Mathematical Signs, Symbols, and Notations

Sets

Symbol Symbol in Tex Explanation
\(\mathbb{B}\) \mathbb{B} The set of boolean values (0,1)
\(\mathbb{C}\) \mathbb{C} The set of complex values
\(\mathbb{N}\) \mathbb{N} The set of natural numbers (0,1,2,...)
\(\mathbb{Q}\) \mathbb{Q} The set of rational numbers
\(\mathbb{R}\) \mathbb{R} The set of real numbers
\(\mathbb{R}_{> 0}\) \mathbb{R}_{> 0} The set of positive real numbers
\(\mathbb{Z}\) \mathbb{Z} The set of integers
\(\mathbb{Z}_p\) \mathbb{Z}_p The set of integers modulo \(p\) (0,1,2,...,p-1)
\(\mathbb{Z}^+\) \mathbb{Z}^+ The set of positive integers
\(\mathbb{Z}^*\) \mathbb{Z}^* The set of nonzero integers

Notations

Notation Explanation
\(i \in \mathbb{Z} : i \in \left[1, N \right]\) \(i\) is an integer such that \(i\) is within interval 1, N

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