Is there a symbol for "given" in mathematics? For example, for the statement:
Each member, $x$, of the integer sequence $f(n)$ equals the sum of the
two previous members, $f(n-1)$ and $f(n-2)$, given $f(0) = 0$ and
$f(1) = 1$.
How do you write this symbolically?
Best Answer
Some common symbols used to express the notion of "given" or "such that" are the colon ":" and the vertical bar "|".
I guess your statement could then be rephrased as: