Symbols
+
plus sign / addition sign
1st
first
½
one half
=
equals
4 + 9 =
four plus nine is equal to thirteen
-
minus sign
2nd
second
¾
three fourths
≠
is not equal to
21 + 34 =
twenty-one plus thirty-four is equal to fifty-five
×
3rd
third
2.5
two point five
<
less than
2.5 + 3.1 =
two point five plus three point one is equal to five point six
÷
division sign
21st
twenty first
⅝
five eighths
>
more than
1⅓ + 2½ =
One and one third plus two and one half is equal to 3 and five sixths.
∛
cube root
12th
twelfth
9.54
nine point fifty-four
≤
is less than or equal to
√25 + 2² =
the square root of 25 plus two squared is equal to nine