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equals sign
Sign in to saveAlso known as equality sign, =, equals, equal to, is equal to, eq, equal sign
mathematical symbol used to indicate equality
Key facts
- In unicode
- U+003D = EQUALS SIGN ( & equals; )
- See also
- U+2260 ≠ NOT EQUAL TO , U+2248 ≈ ALMOST EQUAL TO , U+2261 ≡ IDENTICAL TO
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
A well-known equality featuring the equal sign The equals sign (British English) or equal sign (American English), also known as the equality sign, is the mathematical symbol =, which is used to indicate equality. In an equation it is placed between two expressions that have the same value, or for which one studies the conditions under which they have the same value.
In Unicode and ASCII it has the code point U+003D. It was invented in 1557 by the Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde.
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