6/26/2023 0 Comments What is another word for signThis gave Recorde’s equals sign some extra influence, as when combined with + and – the equals sign could easily be used to assert mathematical equations that took much longer to write out. ![]() However, Recorde had introduced English speakers to the now-famous German symbols for subtraction and addition: “+” and “-”. ![]() One reason that Recorde’s symbol may have been slow to catch on was that in the 16th century Latin still heavily influenced communication, and the term “aequalis” was frequently just shortened to “Ae” or “oe” if an abbreviation was required. While Recorde’s new equals sign succinctly implied equality between two values, it wasn’t widely adopted until much later. Photo: By Robert Recorde –, Public Domain, A representation of the first known equation, equivalent to 14x + 15 = 71.
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