| + | plus ou and |
| - | minus ou take away |
| × | times ou (is) multiplied by |
| ÷ | (is) divided by ou over |
| = | equals ou is equal to ou is |
 | is approximately equal to |
 | is not equal to ou does not equal to |
| < | is less than ou is smaller than |
| > | is more than ou is greater than |
 | is less than or equal to ou is smaller than or equal to |
 | is more than or equal to ou is greater than or equal to |
| % | per cent ou percent |
| ( ) | round brackets |
| [ ] | square brackets |
| { } | curly braces |
| < > | angle brackets |
| ± | plus or minus ou more or less |
 | (the) square root of ou the root of |
 | pi |
 | the integral of |
| ° | degree |
| ' | minute |
| " | second |
| r | radius |
| d | diameter |
| loge | logarithm to the base e |
| 32 | (three) squared |
| 43 | (four) cubed |
| 54 | (five) to the power of (four) |
| 620 | (six) to the power of (twenty) |