I have found some pretty complete lists (I think) of mathematical symbols here and here, but I don't see a symbol for the word "and" on either list. A person could easily just write the word "and" or use an ampersand, but I was wondering if there was an actual mathematical symbol for the word "and". Also, if anyone knows any lists that are more complete than the ones I have linked to please provide a link.
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$\begingroup$The logical "and" is $\wedge$ (and the corresponding "or" is $\vee$).
$\endgroup$ 11 $\begingroup$I'll also add that, perversely, the comma can mean either "and" or "or", depending on context. For example, in classical sequent calculus, $\{ P, Q \} \vdash \{ R, S \}$ means $P \land Q \vdash R \lor S$. Also, in set-builder notation $\{ \ldots : \ldots \}$, in a certain sense, commas in the left half are disjunctions and commas in the right half are conjunctions... which is the exact opposite of $\vdash$.
$\endgroup$ $\begingroup$The ampersand & is unmistakeable and just about right in semi-formal statements where "and" would be too wordy and a comma would be not very clear. The notation $\land$ is appropriate for formal logic, but isn't used much in general mathematics.
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