Plus sign after a number means?
This maybe a stupid question but if I suffix a plus sign (+) after a number, it means at least?I mean, 5000+ means atleast 5000 but it doesn't mean more than 5000, right? Because to indicate a possibility of more than you use the more than sign (>).
So, 5000+ = Atleast 5000 but not necessarily more than 5000
Correct me if I am wrong
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$\begingroup$"At least 5000" means 5000 or more.
If you have 6000 bananas, you have at least 5000 bananas, and in fact, you have more than 5000 bananas.
"5000+" is casual shorthand for "at least 5000", "5000 or more", or "some quantity $x$ such that $x \ge 5000$."
5000+ is not considered the be a standard mathematical notation. It is a common but informal nomenclature that is used for convenience. Note that 5000- is never used, and -5000 has a different meaning entirely.
$\endgroup$ 1 $\begingroup$In expressions like $\lim\limits_{x\to1+}$, it means the number $1$ is being approached from above rather than from both sides.
But in some other context, it has the meaning suggested in the question.
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