equal sign

equal sign
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. <!NOTE: "equal sign" is not a computing term. In computing, = represents either the assignment operator or the equality operator, depending on the language. It is never properly called "the equal(s) sign". Note also that other USES of this symbol do not provide other SENSES of the term, as the symbol remains the same one.

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  • equal sign — n. the sign (=) used to indicate that the terms on either side of it are equal or equivalent …   English World dictionary

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  • equal sign — noun Date: circa 1909 a sign = indicating mathematical or logical equivalence called also equality sign, equals sign …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • equal sign — symbol indicating mathematical equivalence (2+2=4) …   English contemporary dictionary

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