Much less than, much greater than symbols

[multimeric]

It would be nice to have ≪ and ≫ in asciimath

[drlippman]

Unfortunately << and >> are already used as input symbols for angle brakets, so I'm not sure what a reasonable input symbol for these would be.

[multimeric]

I think a text-based symbol would be fine. mtg and mlt for example

[davidfarmer]

In the areas where I do research, the expression f << g has the same meaning as f = O(g) , where big-O notation is being used in that equation. So in that context, ll and gg would be reasonable notations. However, in that context << does *not* mean "much less than". See https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/199753/how-does-one-read-aloud-vinogradovs-notation-ll-and-ll-epsilon It could be a bad idea to implement notation with a different meaning that is commonly used.

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[drlippman]

Thanks David, it's helpful to know the symbol has other meanings in other contexts.

I agree that reusing the LaTeX symbols, ll and gg, seems like a reasonable approach.

[Javarome]

Hi, I would need that one too :)