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< U+003C, &#60;
LESS-THAN SIGN
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[U+003B]
Basic Latin =
[U+003D]
See also: , , and ˂

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  1. (mathematics) Less than.
    Synonym:
    Antonyms: (equivalent opposite) >, (inverse) ,
    for all x less than three
    x is less than three
  2. (linguistics) Which is from.
    Synonym:
    Antonym: >
  3. (informal) A left-pointing arrow.
    Antonym: >
  4. (Internet slang) Is worse (than); is inferior (to).
    Antonym: >
    cats < dogscats are worse than dogs
    dogs < catsdogs are worse than cats
  5. (editorial mark) The counter-diple, a mark in the right margin used together with < in the right margin to note important passages in a text, such as biblical quotations. (See > <.) With the advent of moveable type, these marks were moved into the text, becoming the guillemets › ‹.
  6. See < > for uses of these symbols enclosing other characters.
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