| 单词 | less-than sign |
| 释义 | > as lemmasless-than sign less-than sign n. the symbol <, as used in mathematical contexts to denote that the quantity on the left of the sign is smaller than the quantity on the right; cf. greater-than sign n. at greater adj., adv., and n. Compounds 2.The signs < and > were invented by Thomas Harriot before 1621 (see Artis analytica praxis (1631) 10). ΚΠ 1885 J. Jackson Pract. Arithm. 40 (table) < read ‘is less than’, sign of inequality.] 1905 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 23 Sept. 694 (table) The ‘less than’ sign is used here because in A4, A3, and A2 carcinoma of body has been included. 1961 Nature 24 June 1193/1 Where a fraction was shown to contain substantial impurity, the fact is indicated..by a question mark and a ‘less than’ sign. 2011 J. Szpirglas & D. Saint-Onge Something's Fishy ii. 11 He always drew his greater-than and less-than signs with shark teeth. < as lemmas |
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