Wedge (symbol)

"∧" redirects here; not to be confused with ʌ, λ, 人, ㅅ, ^, or Л.

Wedge (∧) is a symbol that looks similar to an in-line caret (^). It is used to represent various operations. In Unicode, the symbol is encoded U+2227 ∧ LOGICAL AND (∧, ∧) and by \wedge and \land in TeX. The opposite symbol (∨) is called a vel, or sometimes a (descending) wedge. Some authors who call the descending wedge vel often call the ascending wedge ac (the corresponding Latin word for "and", also spelled "atque"), keeping their usage parallel.

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Wedge (symbol)
In Unicode	U+2227 ∧ LOGICAL AND (∧, ∧)
Related
See also	U+2228 ∨ LOGICAL OR (∨, ∨)

Use

Wedge is used to represent various operations:

• Logical conjunction in propositional logic and first-order logic^[1]
• Meet in lattice theory
• Exterior product or wedge product in differential geometry

See also

• Turned v
• Vel (symbol)
• List of mathematical symbols
• List of logic symbols
• Wedge (disambiguation)
• /\ (disambiguation)