equal sign

noun

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.

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Meanings

nounequal sign (plural equal signs)

plural equal signs · alternative equals sign

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

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equality sign

Translations

Catalan igual
  • igualsymbol
Chinese Mandarin 等號 /等号
  • 等號 /等号 (děnghào)symbol
Czech rovnítko
  • rovnítkosymbol
Dutch gelijkteken, isgelijkteken
  • gelijktekensymbol
  • isgelijktekensymbol
  • istekensymbol
Finnish yhtäsuuruusmerkki
  • yhtäsuuruusmerkkisymbol
French signe égal, signe d'égalité
  • signe égalsymbol
  • signe d'égalitésymbol
German Gleichheitszeichen, Gleichzeichen
  • Gleichheitszeichensymbol
  • Gleichzeichensymbol
Hungarian egyenlőségjel
  • egyenlőségjelsymbol
Icelandic jafnaðarmerki, jöfnunarmerki
  • jafnaðarmerkisymbol
  • jöfnunarmerkisymbol
  • samasemmerkisymbol
  • samsemdarmerkisymbol
Italian segno di uguale, uguale
  • segno di ugualesymbol
  • ugualesymbol
Japanese 等号
  • 等号 (tōgō)symbol
Persian علامت مساوی
  • علامت مساوی ('alâmat-e mosâvi)symbol
Polish znak równości, znak równania
  • znak równościsymbol
  • znak równaniasymbol
Portuguese igual
  • igualsymbol
Romanian semn egal
  • semn egalsymbol
Russian знак ра́венства, знак равно́
  • знак ра́венства (znak rávenstva)symbol
  • знак равно́ (znak ravnó)symbol
  • равня́ется (ravnjájetsja)symbol
  • равно́ (ravnó)symbol
Spanish signo igual
  • signo igualsymbol
Swedish likhetstecken, lika-med
  • likhetsteckensymbol
  • lika-medsymbol
  • lika-med-teckensymbol
Turkish eşittir işareti, eşittir
  • eşittir işaretisymbol
  • eşittirsymbol
Vietnamese dấu bằng
  • dấu bằngsymbol
Cite this entry
APA

equal sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal%20sign

MLA

“equal sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal%20sign. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “equal sign,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/equal%20sign.

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