Virgule

A diagonal slash resembling the solidus, but with slightly less slant, used to denote division for in-line equations such as , , etc.

See also

Division, Long Division Symbol, Obelus, Solidus

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References

Bringhurst, R. The Elements of Typographic Style, 2nd ed. Point Roberts, WA: Hartley and Marks, p. 286, 1997.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Virgule." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/Virgule.html

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