Real Analysis/Symbols

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We begin with listing various sets of numbers that are important in mathematical analysis.

Sets of numbers
\mathbb{N} or N The natural numbers
\mathbb{Z} or Z The integers
\mathbb{Q} or Q The rational numbers
\mathbb{R} or R The real numbers
\mathbb{C} or C The real numbers


List of mathematical symbols
\forall For all
\exists Exists/There Exists
\subseteq,\subset Subset, Proper Subset
\supseteq,\supset Superset, Proper Superset
\in Belongs to
\setminus Set Subtraction
\cup Union
\cap Intersection
| x | Absolute value
\sup Supremum/Least Upper Bound
\inf Infimum/Greatest Lower Bound
\emptyset,\phi Empty Set


The Greek Alphabet
Α,α Alpha
Β,β Beta
Γ,γ Gamma
Δ,δ Delta
Ε,ε Epsilon
Ζ,ζ Zeta
Η,η Eta
Θ,θ Theta
Ι,ι Iota
Κ,κ Kappa
Λ,λ Lambda
Μ,μ Mu
Ν,ν Nu
Ξ,ξ Xi
O,o Omicron
Π,π Pi
Ρ,ρ Rho
Σ,σ Sigma
Τ,τ Tau
Υ,υ Upsilon
Φ,φ Phi
Χ,χ Chi
Ψ,ψ Psi
Ω,ω Omega