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A relational symbol denoting a definition or assignment, combining colon and equals to mean "is defined as."

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Examples

Definition of a function or mapping

f(x) \coloneq 2x + 1

Definition of a sequence term

a_n \coloneq \frac{1}{n^2} \text{ for } n \geq 1

Definition in set theory

A \coloneq \{x \in \mathbb{R} : x^2 < 4\}