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eqslantless

Represents a slanted less-than-or-equal relationship between mathematical expressions, providing a visually distinct alternative to the standard symbol.

Overview

Serves as a specialized mathematical comparison operator that combines the concepts of 'less than' and 'equal to' with a distinctive slanted appearance. This symbol is particularly useful in:

  • Advanced mathematical proofs where visual distinction between different types of inequalities is important
  • Theoretical computer science and formal logic notation
  • Mathematical writing where standard inequality symbols might be ambiguous or overused

Part of the extended mathematical symbol set, it offers authors additional precision in expressing mathematical relationships and is often preferred in specialized mathematical literature where subtle distinctions between different types of ordering relations are necessary.

Examples

Comparing two variables with slanted less than relation.

x⪕yx \eqslantless y 
x \eqslantless y

Using slanted less than in a sequence inequality.

a⪕b⪕ca \eqslantless b \eqslantless c 
a \eqslantless b \eqslantless c

Expressing a strict ordering relationship between functions.

f(x)⪕g(x)for all x>0f(x) \eqslantless g(x) \quad \text{for all } x > 0 
f(x) \eqslantless g(x) \quad \text{for all } x > 0