| Interesting Math History |
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Who discovered the symbol = for equals ? |
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Robert Recorde, the mathematician, invented it in 1557. He decided that two equal length parallel lines were as equals as
anything available. This symbol was not immediately popular.
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The symbol || was used by some. The present form of the symbol
is much smaller than the original form.
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