Ali Alnassir
Memorandum
Engineering Technology Students
It is imperative, from a professional standpoint, to use special scripts when
designating values. This includes both engineering contents and statistical formulae.
In this class, the instructor has shown how to accomplish this with the use of tables.
MeaningSymbolTerminology
Population Total
∑
Sigma
Deviation/Tolerance
±
Plus/minus
Nth Root
√
Radical
Change
∆
Delta
The use of symbols is a common communication tool for almost all of the natural
sciences, although the
Symbol itself is only used to convey a specific meaning. With the use of the signs as
specified, communication can be clear and succinct, with little need for
interpretation or explanation .
Wordlab.doc
Special symbol
usage
Clear
communication
