greater than

In mathematics, an inequality is a statement about the relative size or order of two objects. (See also: equality) The notation means that a is less than b andThe notation means that a is greater than b. These relations are known as strict inequality; in contrast means that a is less than or equal to b; means that a is greater than or equal to b; means that a is not greater than b and means that a is not less than b.
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<character" ASCII character 62.
Common names: ITU-T: greater than; ket ("Unix I/O redirection); INTERCAL: right angle.
See also less than.
(1995-03-17)