Common Note Taking Abbreviations & Meanings
Abbreviation
Meaning
& (ampersand symbol)
And
= (equals sign)
Is/are/same as
> (greater than sign, or open
angle
bracket)
More than
< (less than sign, or close
angle
bracket)
Less than
# (hash symbol)
Number
× (multiplication symbol, or X)
Times (100x)
→ (horizontal arrow pointing
to the right)
Causes/results
Δ (triangle, or delta symbol)
Change
/ (forward slash)
or
↑ (vertical arrow pointing up)
Increase
↓ (vertical arrow pointing down)
Decrease
@ (at symbol)
At
b/c
Because
w/
With
w/i
within
w/o
Without
yrs
Years
m
Million
s/t
Something
s/o
Someone
wrt
With respect (regard) to
ea
Each
tho
Though
thur
Through
min
Minimum
max
Maximum
btwn
Between
bkgd
Background
vs.
Versus/against
prob
Problem
q t y
Quantity
