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Re:'Equals' Has More Than One Meaning in Math by SassyBird on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @01:30AM (#40714337)
> In the first year of the University you write cpngruence with three horizontal lines. In the second, you just use two lines, aka an equal sign.

Obviously in the next step you achieve enlightenment when you then write them as just one horizontal line, but most don’t reach that stage.

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Re:'Equals' Has More Than One Meaning in Math by programjames on Tuesday June 18, 2024 @01:50AM (#40714417)
Ah yes, the ~.
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Re:'Equals' Has More Than One Meaning in Math by lupire on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @08:01AM (#40727430)
~ is a — (em dash) that lacks the courage of its convictions.
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