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Title: Logical Symbols
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# Logical Symbols
The basic logical symbols, or *quantifiers*, are the basic notation for mathematics. See also [[Resources/Maths/Symbols|mathematical symbols]],
- $\in$: “as in”, or “is a member of”
- $\forall$: “for all”; the *universal quantifier*, e.g. $\forall n \in \mathbb{R}: n^2 \geq 0$
- $\exists$: “there exists”; the *existential quantifier*
- $\iff$: “if and only if” (or iff)
- $\equiv$: “equivalent to”, e.g. $x^3 > 0 \equiv x > 0$ ($x^3$ is positive iff $x$ is positive)
- $\implies$: “implies”, e.g. $x > 0 \implies x^2 > 0$. Note that $x^2>0 \implies x>0$ is a false statement, e.g. where $x=-1$.
- $\land$: logical and
- $\lor$: logical or