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Contents 1 1.1 Translingual 1.1.1 Symbol 2 # 2.1 English 2.1.1 Noun 3 : 3.1 Translingual 3.1.1 Symbol 4 :: 4.1 Translingual 4.1.1 Symbol 5 < 5.1 Translingual 5.1.1 Preposition 5.1.2 Verb 6 <3 6.1 Translingual 6.1.1 Etymology 6.1.2 Verb 7 > 7.1 Translingual 7.1.1 Preposition 7.1.2 Verb 8 [ 9 ] 10 _ 10.1 Translingual 10.1.1 Symbol 11 { 12 | 12.1 Translingual 12.1.1 Conjunction 12.1.2 Preposition 12.1.3 Verb 13 }

Translingual

Symbol

(space)

1. (Used to separate words from one another.)

#

English

Noun

# (plural: #, #s)

1. (food, US) Pound (unit of weight).
2. (followed by a numeral: used attributively) Number.
3. (computing) The hash character

:

Translingual

Symbol

:

1. Used to separate numbers in a ratio.

   There is a 5:4 ratio of boys to girls in my class.

::

Translingual

Symbol

::

1. (rare) (Used in a proportion to separate one ratio from another.)

<

Translingual

Preposition

<

1. Less than; used to show the number on the left has a lower value than the one on the right.

   

Verb

<

1. Is less than.

   x < 3

<3

Translingual

Etymology

From its shape as a heart.

Verb

<3

1. (emoticon) Love.

>

Translingual

Preposition

>

1. Greater than, more than; used to show the number on the left has a greater value than the one on the right.

   

Verb

>

1. Is greater than.

   x > 3

[

]

_

Translingual

Symbol

_

1. The underscore symbol, often used in place of a space in email addresses.

   My email address is jon_smith@mail.com.

{

|

Translingual

Conjunction

|

Wikipedia

1. (logic) (Used to join two statements of which not both are true.)

Preposition

|

1. (mathematics) Such that; having the property that.

   

2. (mathematics, of an expression) Evaluated at.

   x + 2 | _{x = 1} = 3

Verb

|

1. (mathematics) Divides (evenly).

   3|6

}

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