A language using symbols, such as hieroglyphs. / A form of shorthand in scientific or mathematic calculations.

plural of symbolic language

(programming) An identifier that is substituted by a pre-defined value prior to compilation.

plural of symbolic logic

plural of symbolic constant

A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

(number theory) A mathematical function of integer a and odd positive integer b, generally written (a/b), based on, for each of the prime factors pᵢ of b, whether a is a quadratic residue or nonresidue modulo pᵢ.

(number theory) A mathematical function of an integer and a prime number, written (a/p), which indicates whether a is a quadratic residue modulo p.

(phonetics) A written symbol used systematically for denoting a phoneme or any other phonetic quality in utterance.

(differential geometry) For a surface with parametrization ⃑x(u,v), and letting i,j,k∈u,v, the Christoffel symbol 𝛤ᵢⱼᵏ is the component of the second derivative ⃑x_ij in the direction of the first derivative ⃑x_k, and it encodes information about the surface's curvature. Thus,