Wedge (symbol)
Wedge (∧) is a symbol that looks similar to an in-line caret (^). It is used to represent various operations. In Unicode, the symbol is encoded U+2227 ∧ LOGICAL AND (HTML ∧
· ∧, ∧
) and by \wedge
and \land
in TeX. The opposite symbol (∨) is called a vel, or sometimes a (descending) wedge. Some authors who call the descending wedge vel often call the ascending wedge ac (the corresponding Latin word for "and", also spelled "atque"), keeping their usage parallel.
Use
Wedge is used to represent various operations:
- Logical conjunction in propositional logic
- Meet in lattice theory
- Exterior product or wedge product in differential geometry
gollark: Perfect, it works.
gollark: Permanently locked bootloaders: because not letting the user control their device is the *best* way to secure it.
gollark: Well, it has the pogo pins, so it could support one.
gollark: It doesn't, sadly. BlackBerry are the only company making physical keyboard-equipped smartphones as far as I know, and they don't even allow rooting as far as I know.
gollark: Yes, it is pretty thick. It has bits on M.2 cards after all.
See also
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- Turned v
- Vel (symbol)
- List of mathematical symbols
- List of logic symbols
- Wedge (disambiguation)
- /\ (disambiguation)
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