The relationships in algebra indicate that two values are exactly the same, one value is larger or smaller than another, or that two values are close to being the same. The symbols represent these different relationships.

The relationships in algebra indicate that two values are exactly the same, one value is larger or smaller than another, or that two values are close to being the same. The symbols represent these different relationships.
Mary Jane Sterling taught algebra, business calculus, geometry, and finite mathematics at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, for more than 30 years. She is the author of several For Dummies books, including Algebra Workbook For Dummies, Algebra II For Dummies, and Algebra II Workbook For Dummies.