[Tex/LaTex] How to include a list of symbols

Question

Is there a special way, a standard way to include a list of symbols in a LaTeX document:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{algorithm}
\usepackage[]{algpseudocode}

I have a few possibly ambiguous symbols, like the \odot which would benefit from a definition.

I mean something like you might have at the start of a linear algebra book: $\odot$ – Hadamard product, …

Answer 1

A quick, simple and (very) dirty way.

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\chapter*{List of Symbols}
\begin{tabular}{ll}
    $+$ & Addition Operator\\
    $-$ & Subtraction Operator\\
    $\times$ & Multiplication Operator\\
    $\sqrt{x}$ & Square Root of $x$\\
    $\odot$ & Foo Bar\\
    $\Leftrightarrow$ & Bar Foo
\end{tabular}
\chapter{Check chapter}
\lipsum[1]
\chapter{Check chapter}
\section{Check section}
\end{document}