On the equals sign our ``twins'': a tour through original sources (Q1038611)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5635417
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 5635417 |
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On the equals sign our ``twins'': a tour through original sources (English)
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18 November 2009
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The author discusses the history of our modern ``equals sign='' by looking at original sources. The origin of ``='' is traced back to record's 1557 work. Moreover the ``='' symbol took quite a while to be widely accepted because there were various other competing symbols/notation.
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equals sign
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mathematical notation
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history of mathematics
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