CHAPTER 1 NUMBER SYSTEMS

NCERT Class 9 Mathematics Textbook for Blind Students made Screen Readable by Professor T K Bansal.

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Table of symbols used in this chapter:

Symbol Known As Used for Description
Minus Subtraction Small horizontal line
^ carrot Raise to power Upside arrow
× Times Multiplied by Cross sign used for multiplication
÷ Divided by Division A dash with a dot above & a dot below the dash
not equal to Not equal to A slash crossing a = sign