what r these symbols / ^ v > <?

Question

need to know if there in old or forgien alphabets ?

Answer 1

/ = divided by
^ = "insert" normally, but I have seen it used in formulas to
designate raising to a power, thus ^2 would be squared,
etc.
v = Not sure, but probably to show a subscript, like H20,
where the "2" should be below the line
> = greater than
< = less than

Answer 2

^ CIRCUMFLEX, caret, up arrow, chevron,

< LESS THAN, left chevron#,

> GREATER THAN, right chevron#,

<> ANGLE BRACKETS, pointy brackets

| VERTICAL BAR, pipe*, pipe to*,

\ BACKSLASH, reversed virgule,

/ SLASH, forward slash,

This is from the following site:

http://www.horbury.wakefield.sch.uk/funspots/symbol.php

where they give you a much more comprehensive list.

I've long thought that there is a blind spot in our culture with symbols, because most dictionaries don't list them, and there is no consistent means of knowing where and in what order to list them. This is one reason why people find maths equations so baffling. They can't even read the signs, and therefore can't begin to grasp what they mean. All dictionaries should have symbol lists, say I.

Answer 3

/ - a foreward slash. used for WWW adresses
^ - A "carrot" used to signify "to the power of" in math for instance X^3 is x to the power of 3
v - is just a v but you can use it to signify sub classes in chemistry and calculus
> - greater than 5>4 = five is greater than four
< - less than 4<5 = four is less than five

Answer 4

Division or virgule; exponentiation; logical OR; greater than; less than.