##Signs
Signs are informative, mandatory, warning, advisory and prohibitory in nature. For examples, when you see the traffic light turn red, you automatically stop driving or riding a motorcycle. Similarly, you see a sign depicting a horn that is crossed out on a school building. It depicts that it is mandatory to maintain silence, and you must not honk the horn in the zone.
##Symbols
Symbols are signs that stand for something else. For example, a cross is a symbol of Christianity worldwide just as plus sign has come to mean Red Cross or hospital in general, and even an illiterate person knows he can get medical services when he sees this symbol. There are symbols for elements in chemistry, which are derived by abbreviating their names such as O standing for Oxygen. In a similar manner, there are hundreds of symbols in all parts of the world that stand for something else and readily recognizable.
One big difference between a sign and a symbol is that signs literally have a language of their own; a toilet is meant for ladies by a sign over the door of the place. A rainbow stands as a symbol of good luck while a thunderstorm on a rainy day has come to reflect a bad omen.
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Signs are informative, mandatory, warning, advisory and prohibitory in nature. For examples, when you see the traffic light turn red, you automatically stop driving or riding a motorcycle. Similarly, you see a sign depicting a horn that is crossed out on a school building. It depicts that it is mandatory to maintain silence, and you must not honk the horn in the zone.
##Symbols
Symbols are signs that stand for something else. For example, a cross is a symbol of Christianity worldwide just as plus sign has come to mean Red Cross or hospital in general, and even an illiterate person knows he can get medical services when he sees this symbol. There are symbols for elements in chemistry, which are derived by abbreviating their names such as O standing for Oxygen. In a similar manner, there are hundreds of symbols in all parts of the world that stand for something else and readily recognizable.
One big difference between a sign and a symbol is that signs literally have a language of their own; a toilet is meant for ladies by a sign over the door of the place. A rainbow stands as a symbol of good luck while a thunderstorm on a rainy day has come to reflect a bad omen.
Thank you
SS ACADEMY
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