U+2343 "" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Less-Than Unicode Character

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U+2343 "" Apl Functional Symbol Quad Less-Than is a specialized glyph used within the APL programming language, where it represents a specific functional operation combining the notion of a quad, which often denotes input/output or a generic placeholder, with a less-than symbol. In APL's notation, this character typically signifies a relational or structural comparison function, often employed in array-oriented programming to test for or indicate that one value is less than another within a computational context. As part of the larger set of APL functional symbols, it enables concise and expressive code, reflecting the language's design for mathematical and data manipulation tasks.

Encodings

HTML Decimal Encoding
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HTML Hex Encoding
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UTF-8 Encoding
0xE2 0x8D 0x83
UTF-16 Encoding
0x2343
UTF-32 Encoding
0x00002343
C/C++/Java Escape
\u2343