Positive Integers

Symbol	Meaning	Example in Symbols	Example in Words
>	Greater than More than Bigger than Larger than	7 > 4	7 is greater than 4 7 is more than 4 7 is bigger than 4 7 is larger than 4
<	Less than Fewer than Smaller than	4 < 7	4 is less than 7 4 has fewer than 7 4 is smaller than 7
=	Equal to Same as	7 =  7	7 is equal to 7 7 is the same as 7

Negative Integers

Symbol	Meaning	Example in Symbols	Example in Words
>	Greater than More than Bigger than Larger than	-4 > -7	-4 is greater than -7 -4 is more than -7 -4 is bigger than -7 -4 is larger than -7
<	Less than Fewer than Smaller than	-7 < -4	-7 is less than -4 -7 has fewer than -4 -7 is smaller than -4
=	Equal to Same as	-7 =  -7	-7 is equal to -7 -7 is the same as -7

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