Addition, plus, sum, total
Subtraction, minus, difference, take away
Multiplication, product, times
Division, quotient, share
Equal to e.g.
Not equal to e.g.
Approximately equal to e.g.
Identical to e.g.
Greater than e.g.
Greater than or equal to
Less than or equal to
Brackets: used to group symbols e.g.
Powers (also called indices, order or exponents): repeated multiplication of the base number
Square root: opposite of squaring e.g.
Plus Minus: Used to allow for two distinct answers, often in quadratics
is shorthand for and
e.g. leading to and
Pi: the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter
Work out
First deal with anything inside BRACKETS
Then any POWERS
Followed by any MULTIPLICATIONS or DIVISIONS
Finally deal with any ADDITIONS or SUBTRACTIONS