What is the meaning of the math symbol $\because$?

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This is essentially a $\therefore$ symbol upside down, and I have seen it in some proofs, not many. What does it mean?

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The inverted form of the therefore sign ( $\therefore$ ) used in proofs before logical consequences, is known as the because sign ( $\because$ ) and it is used in proofs before reasoning.

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This symbol just means 'because'. If it was facing up, it means 'therefore'.

Kinda feel like this is too short but I guess there's not much to this question.

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$\therefore $ You will have seen it next to the conclusions ... it is equivalent to "therefore", "then", "consequently", "in conclusion", "we obtain" and a long etcetera.

Its inverse is $\because $ that it means << because >>.

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