Precedes
≺
Type it
| Unicode | U+227A | |
|---|---|---|
| LaTeX | \prec | |
| HTML entity | ≺ | |
| Character | ≺ |
Meaning
States that the left element comes before the right one in some ordering, often a partial order other than the usual order on numbers. Compare with Less Than and Much Less Than.
How to read it
a ≺ b
is read “a precedes b”.