math notations
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what are [ and ] used for

they denote a range, for example, "[0,5]"= 0,1,2,3,4,5

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what does << and >> mean

much less than and much greater than

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what is the name of the thingy that can run all these symbols

LaTeX "lah-tech"

400

what is "±"

it means the uncertainty of something being positive or negative, or showing something has 2 possible answers, sqrt(1)= ±1

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what is | ( shift+\)

it means "divides by" so 3|6= "3 divides 6 with no remainder"