Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "equals sign" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF EQUALS SIGN

equals sign  [ˈiːkwəlz saɪn] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EQUALS SIGN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Equals sign is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EQUALS SIGN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

equals sign

Equals sign

The equals sign or equality sign is a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality. It was invented in 1557 by Robert Recorde. The equals sign is placed between two quantities that have the same value, as in an equation. It is assigned to the Unicode and ASCII character 003D in hexadecimal, 0061 in decimal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EQUALS SIGN


arcsin
ˈɑːkˌsaɪn
assign
əˈsaɪn
consign
kənˈsaɪn
cosign
kəʊˈsaɪn
cosine
ˈkəʊˌsaɪn
countersign
ˈkaʊntəˌsaɪn
ensign
ˈɛnsaɪn
inosine
ˈɪnəˌsaɪn
internecine
ˌɪntəˈniːsaɪn
piscine
ˈpɪsaɪn
porcine
ˈpɔːsaɪn
re-sign
riːˈsaɪn
rusine
ˈruːsaɪn
sign
saɪn
sine
saɪn
syn
saɪn
thylacine
ˈθaɪləˌsaɪn
ursine
ˈɜːsaɪn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EQUALS SIGN

equal-area
equal-opportunity
equali
equalisation
equalise
equaliser
equalitarian
equalitarianism
equalities
equality
equalization
equalization grant
equalization payment
equalize
equalizer
equalled
equalling
equally
equalness
equanimity

WORDS THAT END LIKE EQUALS SIGN

air sign
birth sign
call sign
design
dollar sign
earth sign
equal sign
Indian sign
inn sign
minus sign
negative sign
neon sign
peace sign
plus sign
pound sign
road sign
star sign
stop sign
sun sign
traffic sign
warning sign

Synonyms and antonyms of equals sign in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «equals sign» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF EQUALS SIGN

Find out the translation of equals sign to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of equals sign from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «equals sign» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

等号
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

signo igual
570 millions of speakers

English

equals sign
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साइन बराबर होती है
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يساوي علامة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

знак равенства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinal de igual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমান চিহ্ন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

signe égal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sama tanda
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gleichheitszeichen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

等号
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

등호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Umpamane tandha
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dấu bằng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அடையாளம் சமம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समांतर चिन्ह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eşittir işareti
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

segno di uguale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

znak równości
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знак рівності
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

semnul egal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σύμβολο ίσον
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelyk teken
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

likhetstecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

likhetstegn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of equals sign

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUALS SIGN»

The term «equals sign» is regularly used and occupies the 80.299 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Regularly used
63
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «equals sign» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of equals sign
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «equals sign».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EQUALS SIGN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «equals sign» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «equals sign» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about equals sign

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EQUALS SIGN»

Discover the use of equals sign in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to equals sign and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Professional C#
(ampersand) bit-wise operator, 132, 137 logical operator, 132 unary operator, 200 Windows Form label prefix, 589 &= (ampersand, equals sign) assignment operator, 132 && (ampersands) logical operator, 132 * (asterisk) arithmetic operator, ...
Simon Robinson, 2004
2
The Development of Arithmetic Concepts and Skills: ...
different colors of rods. And he could see the connection between the equals sign used in the written addition and one in 2 white rods=1 red rod. So did Beth. In the first and second interviews she responded that the equals sign meant, “what is ...
Arthur J. Baroody, Ann Dowker, 2003
3
Programming PHP
(left angle bracket) HTML entity for, 88 less than operator, 41, 92 in regular expressions, 106 <= (left angle bracket, equals sign), less than or equal to operator, 41, 92 << (left angle brackets, double), left shift operator, 42 <<< (left angle ...
Kevin Tatroe, Peter MacIntyre, Rasmus Lerdorf, 2013
4
Enriching Your Math Curriculum: Grade 5 : a Month-to-month ...
equals sign cannot come at the front end of an equation. Some students might also have difficulty explaining whether 4×3=4 + 8 because they want to see a 12 following the 4×3. These students are not viewing the equals sign as an indicator  ...
Lainie Schuster, 2010
5
Cocoa and Objective-C: Up and Running
In this last example, I'm using the equality operator, which is simply a double equals sign. It tests whether the number on the left is equal to the number on the right: if(1 == 2) // NO. if (2 == 2) // YES. This double equals sign thing looks a little  ...
Scott Stevenson, 2010
6
Ivor Horton's Beginning Java 2
(ampersand) bitwise AND operator, 64–68, 74, 99 logical AND operator, 95–96, 97 XML entity name prefix, 1158 &= (ampersand, equals sign) op= operator, 54 && (ampersands) AND operator, 80, 95, 96–97 * (asterisk) multiplication operator , ...
Ivor Horton, 2005
7
Aircraft Engineering Principles
In this formula we are required to make b the subject,sobneeds to sit on its own on the left- hand side (LHS) of the equals sign.To achieve this we need to remove a term from the LHS. We ask the question: how is a attached to the LHS?
Lloyd Dingle, Michael H Tooley, 2013
8
Maths Challenge
In this book the equals sign ' = ' was used for the first time. Before this time people wrote 'eq.' as a shorthand for the Latin word for Ms equal to'. The title page of the book is shown below on the left; the page where the equals sign is introduced ...
Tony Gardiner, 2000
9
C++ for Engineers and Scientists
In these assignment statements, the value of the constant to the right of the equals sign is assigned to the variable on the left of the equals sign. Note that the equals sign in C++ doesn't have the same meaning as an equals sign in algebra.
Gary Bronson, 2012
10
Regular Expressions Cookbook
The negated class matches any character except the following four: equals sign, semicolon, carriage return (‹\r›), and line feed (‹\n›). The carriage return and line feed characters are both used to end an INI parameter, a semicolon marks the ...
Jan Goyvaerts, Steven Levithan, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EQUALS SIGN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term equals sign is used in the context of the following news items.
1
We've just started work on the technology to power a Star Trek-style …
So far so good, but the equals sign in the equation tells us something even more exciting. We can, in principle, take pure energy and ... «The Conversation UK, Jun 15»
2
Changed your Facebook profile picture to a rainbow flag? You may …
... one of the company's data scientists studied how a red equals sign (the logo of the Human Rights Campaign) in support of marriage equality ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
#MarriageEquality: How artists span the spectrum of jubilation and …
FEW SOCIAL MOVEMENTS have symbols quite as readily adaptable to all manner of visual expression. The rainbow and the equals sign, ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
4
Live updates: Supreme Court rules gay couples nationwide have a …
The rainbow and the equals sign, as emblems of LGBT pride, lend themselves to great creative flexibility, providing a span of artistic ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
5
Daily Briefing, June 27
Gap's image showed two hearts with a multicolor equals sign, along with the caption, “Equality is always in style.” Hashtag this. #LoveWins. «SFGate, Jun 15»
6
Dear Queer Community: It's OK To Be A Conservative Republican …
Their logo, a yellow equals sign against a blue background, has become a universal symbol for queer acceptance and marriage equality. «The Libertarian Republic, Jun 15»
7
Can Gays And Christians Coexist In America? Part IV
You cannot display an “equals sign” in your social-media profile without making a statement about the value of what's on both sides. «The Federalist, Jun 15»
8
Laws on foreign-agent NGOs, on 'undesirable organizations' totally …
No equals sign should be placed between the law on foreign agents and the law on undesirable organizations, both of which are relevant, the ... «Russia Beyond the Headlines, May 15»
9
Cookies on the BBC website
Three horizontal lines stacked on top of one another, looking like an equals sign gone wrong. Tap or click on the lines, and then you realise, ... «BBC News, May 15»
10
Hamburger icon: How these three lines mystify most people
Three horizontal lines stacked on top of one another, looking like an equals sign gone wrong. Tap or click on the lines, and then you realise, ... «BBC News, May 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Equals sign [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/equals-sign>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z