equal sign

American  

Or equals sign

noun

Mathematics.

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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Etymology

Origin of equal sign

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

In Figure 2.4 each side of the workspace represents an expression and the center line takes the place of the equal sign.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

When two quantities have the same value, we say they are equal and connect them with an equal sign.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

The x2 term on the right side of the equal sign does not contain y or any of its derivatives.

From Textbooks • Mar. 30, 2016

We usually interpret the word is as an equal sign.

From Textbooks • Feb. 13, 2015

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