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GreaterThan[y]

is an operator form that yields x>y when applied to an expression x.

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GreaterThan

GreaterThan[y]

is an operator form that yields x>y when applied to an expression x.

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Basic Examples  (3)

Check numeric order:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[2][4]

For symbolic expressions, the result is given as an inequality:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[y][x]

Select the numbers greater than 10 in a list:

Wolfram Language code: Select[{5, 10, 15, 20}, GreaterThan[10]]

Scope  (4)

Use GreaterThan with numbers:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[6][10]

Use GreaterThan with numeric Quantity objects:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[Quantity[1, "Hour"]][Quantity[70, "Minutes"]]

Use GreaterThan with dates:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[Today][Tomorrow]
Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[DateObject[{2015, 8, 1}, "Day", "Gregorian", -6.]][DateObject[{2015, 6, 1}, "Day", "Gregorian", -6.]]

Use symbolic values:

Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[5][x]
Wolfram Language code: GreaterThan[x][5]

Applications  (2)

Countries with a population larger than 100 million people:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[EntityClass["Country", {"Population" -> GreaterThan[Quantity[10 ^ 8, "People"]]}], "Entities"]

Construct an association listing the countries and elevations of European mountains higher than 4500 meters:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[EntityClass["Mountain", {"Countries" -> ContainsAny[EntityClass["Country", "Europe"]], "Elevation" -> GreaterThan[Quantity[4500, "Meters"]]}], {"Countries", "Elevation"}, "EntityAssociation"]

Properties & Relations  (2)

Obtain the respective GDP of the class of countries with a population larger than 100 million people:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[EntityClass["Country", {"Population" -> GreaterThan[Quantity[10 ^ 8, "People"]]}], "GDP"]

This is the total:

Wolfram Language code: Total[%]

The same total can be obtained using the Entity object combining those countries:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[Entity["Country", {"Population" -> GreaterThan[Quantity[10 ^ 8, "People"]]}], "GDP"]

Compare the alternative notations:

Wolfram Language code: Select[{5, 10, 15, 20}, Greater[#, 10]&]
Wolfram Language code: Select[{5, 10, 15, 20}, GreaterThan[10]]
Wolfram Language code: Select[GreaterThan[10]][{5, 10, 15, 20}]
Wolfram Research (2015), GreaterThan, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html.

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Wolfram Research (2015), GreaterThan, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html.

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Wolfram Language. 2015. "GreaterThan." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2015). GreaterThan. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_greaterthan, author="Wolfram Research", title="{GreaterThan}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

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@online{reference.wolfram_2026_greaterthan, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={GreaterThan}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/GreaterThan.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}