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equal sign

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. equal signnoun

    a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal

Wiktionary

  1. equal signnoun

    A symbol ( = ) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram.

Wikipedia

  1. equal sign

    The equals sign (British English, Unicode) or equal sign (American English), also known as the equality sign, is the mathematical symbol =, which is used to indicate equality in some well-defined sense. 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 Robert Recorde.

ChatGPT

  1. equal sign

    The equal sign (=) is a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality or equivalence between two values, expressions, equations or sets. It's a notation that implies that what's on the left side of the sign is exactly the same as what's on the right side. In a broader sense, the equal sign can also be applied in programming, logic, and other fields to show assignment or comparison.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of equal sign in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of equal sign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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