"equal sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: equal signs [plural]
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  1. A symbol (=) used in mathematics to indicate that two values are the same, and elsewhere in various other ways, such as (formerly) to separate the signature from the content of a telegram. Categories (topical): Mathematics, Symbols Synonyms: equals sign Translations (symbol): igual [masculine] (Catalan), 等號 (Chinese Mandarin), 等号 (děnghào) (Chinese Mandarin), rovnítko [neuter] (Czech), yhtäsuuruusmerkki (Finnish), signe égal [masculine] (French), signe d’égalité [masculine] (French), Gleichheitszeichen [neuter] (German), Gleichzeichen [neuter] (German), egyenlőségjel (Hungarian), jafnaðarmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), jöfnunarmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), samasemmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), samsemdarmerki [neuter] (Icelandic), segno di uguale [masculine] (Italian), uguale [masculine] (Italian), 等号 (tōgō) (alt: とうごう) (Japanese), សញ្ញាស្មើ (sɑɑññiəsmaə) (Khmer), тэнцүүгийн тэмдэг (tencüügiin temdeg) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), ᠲᠡᠩᠴᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ (tengčigüü-ǰin temdeg) [Mongolian] (Mongolian), êga [Jersey, masculine] (Norman), علامت مساوی ('alâmat-e mosâvi) (Persian), znak równości [masculine] (Polish), równa się (Polish), znak równania [masculine] (Polish), igual [masculine] (Portuguese), semn egal [neuter] (Romanian), знак ра́венства (znak rávenstva) [masculine] (Russian), знак равно́ (znak ravnó) [masculine] (Russian), равня́ется (ravnjájetsja) (Russian), равно́ (ravnó) [neuter] (Russian), enačaj [masculine] (Slovene), signo igual [masculine] (Spanish), likhetstecken [neuter] (Swedish), lika-med [neuter] (Swedish), lika-med-tecken [neuter] (Swedish), аломати мусовӣ (alomat-i musovi) (Tajik), eşittir işareti (Turkish), eşittir (Turkish), dấu bằng (Vietnamese)

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          "word": "знак равно́"
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      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "знак ра́венства"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "znak ravnó",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "знак равно́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ravnjájetsja",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "word": "равня́ется"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ravnó",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "равно́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "enačaj"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "signo igual"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "likhetstecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lika-med"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "lika-med-tecken"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "alomat-i musovi",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "word": "аломати мусовӣ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "word": "eşittir işareti"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "word": "eşittir"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "symbol",
      "word": "dấu bằng"
    }
  ],
  "word": "equal sign"
}

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