equal sign

American  

Or equals sign

noun

Mathematics.

equal signs plural

1. the symbol (=), used in a mathematical expression to indicate that the terms it separates are equal.

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equal sign British  

noun

1. the symbol =, used to indicate a mathematical equality

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• equal signs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of equal sign

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

We can solve equations by getting all the variable terms to either side of the equal sign.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

An equation is two expressions linked by an equal sign.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

If we replace the equal sign with an inequality sign, we have a quadratic inequality in standard form.

From Textbooks • May 6, 2020

An equation is two expressions linked with an equal sign.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

I look at the blue-and-yellow equal sign sticker on the window by the door right below the Jump & Grind sign.

From "A High Five for Glenn Burke" by Phil Bildner