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Greater

A quantity $a$ is said to be greater than $b$ if $a$ is larger than $b$, written $a>b$. If $a$ is greater than or Equal to $b$, the relationship is written $a\geq b$. If $a$ is Much Greater than $b$, this is written $a\gg
b$. Statements involving greater than and Less than symbols are called Inequalities.

See also Equal, Greater Than/Less Than Symbol, Inequality, Less, Much Greater




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25