In order to indicate if a number is greater than or less than another we use the symbols and. For example 4 or 3 1 shows us a greater sign over half an equal sign meaning that 4 or 3 are greater than or equal to 1. For example 10 is greater than 3 so we write it 10 3.
The greater than symbol in maths is placed between two values in which the first number is greater than the second number.
In maths meaning greater than and less than. In the example above the alligators mouth is open towards the five. Well you simply take the symbols as alligators while numbers on either side are fish counts. A greater than or equal to symbol is shown as the greater than symbol along with a sleeping line below it.