Positive Integers

Symbol	Meaning	Example in Symbols	Example in Words
>	Greater than More than Bigger than Larger than	73 > 43	73 is greater than 43 73 is more than 43 73 is bigger than 43 73 is larger than 43
<	Less than Fewer than Smaller than	43 < 73	43 is less than 73 43 has fewer than 73 43 is smaller than 7
=	Equal to Same as	73 =  73	73 is equal to 73 73 is the same as 73

Negative Integers

Symbol	Meaning	Example in Symbols	Example in Words
>	Greater than More than Bigger than Larger than	-43 > -73	-43 is greater than -73 -43 is more than -73 -43 is bigger than -73 -43 is larger than -7
<	Less than Fewer than Smaller than	-73 < -43	-73 is less than -43 -73 has fewer than -43 -73 is smaller than -43
=	Equal to Same as	-73 =  -73	-73 is equal to -73 -73 is the same as -73

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