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To question the equality between $a$ and $b$ we can use $a \overset{?}{=} b$

From what I understand, the $\overset{?}{=}$ sign is to be replaced either by $=$ or $\not=$ and the writer will guide me through the process of determining wich one is true.

Is there such a symbol for determining the ordering of $a$ and $b$, one that would account for $\overset{?}{<}$, $\overset{?}{>}$, $\overset{?}{=}$ ?

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    If you want your text to be harder to understand, try to use as many different notations as you can possible find and link the reader to any reference where it is used. You might also like to use a font, that is really hard to read or scribble down some notes while going 120mph on a motorbike. – Stefan Mesken Jun 17 '14 at 16:37
  • Is $\overset{?}{\text{better}}$ really better? – André Nicolas Jun 17 '14 at 17:10
  • You can do whatever you like, as long as the text makes it clear what it means. I don't think any of them, including $\overset{?}{=}$, are standard. – Stephen Montgomery-Smith Jun 17 '14 at 18:30
  • When I am presenting a calculation in class, and I don't particularly care what the answer is, I often use $\overset{\text{pretend}}{=}$. For example $101 \times 64^{2/3} \overset{\text{pretend}}{=} 1020$. – Stephen Montgomery-Smith Jun 17 '14 at 18:31

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I use $\gtrless$ or $\lessgtr$,and avoid at all cost $\lesseqgtr$, $\gtreqless$.

I don't remember seeing any of those in any standard text though.

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