Equals sign

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Equals sign
In UnicodeU+003D = EQUALS SIGN (=)
Related
See alsoU+2260 ≠ NOT EQUAL TO
U+2248 ≈ ALMOST EQUAL TO
U+2261 ≡ IDENTICAL TO
2 + 2 = 4
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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