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View synonyms for equal sign

equal sign

or equals sign

noun

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


equal sign

noun

  1. the symbol =, used to indicate a mathematical equality
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of equal sign1

First recorded in 1905–10

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