Vertical Bar
∣
Type it
| Unicode | U+2223 | |
|---|---|---|
| LaTeX | \mid | |
| HTML entity | ∣ | |
| Character | ∣ |
Meaning
Placed between two integers, it states that the first divides the second: the second is a whole-number multiple of the first. It also separates a variable from its condition in set-builder notation. Compare with Vertical Bar and Integers.
How to read it
3 ∣ 12
is read “three divides twelve”.