Comparing Two Digit Integers

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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