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Character Name
\[Del]
Unicode: 2207.
Alias:
Esc
del
Esc
.
Prefix operator.
f
is by default interpreted as
Del
[
f
]
.
Used in vector analysis to denote gradient operator and its generalizations.
Used in numerical analysis to denote backward difference operator.
Also called nabla.
Not the same as
\[EmptyDownTriangle]
.
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\[CapitalDelta]
\[PartialD]
\[Square]
\[EmptyDownTriangle]
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