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- Is equal to or equals - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Are both is equal to and equals similar in meaning? Which is the more natural? For example, one plus one equals two or one plus one is equal to two
- Equal versus Equals - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Equals is generally used unless using a verb "is" and the phrase "equal to" While reading 3 ft = 1 yd you would say "three feet equals a yard," or "three feet is equal to a yard"
- Equals - a verb or not? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
But in the example in question, equals is not actually being used as a verb When used as a verb, equals is used in the following manner: X equals Y But here is a simplified version of the example sentence in question: They stood as equals In fact, if you look at the heading Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, you'll see the following example:
- yields vs yields that in math context - English Language Usage . . .
It is often helpful to read the statement aloud Depending on how you read "a=b", you will be able to set it in a phrase appropriately For example, I read it "a equals b", so I find it natural to use `that' before, in this case
- Is I believe x does not equal y the same as I dont believe x equals y
I don't believe that x equals y simply means that a belief about the equality exists, but you do not share that belief If you substitute another verb for believe, the difference may be clearer: I know that x doesn't equal y I have actual knowledge that x and y are not equal Quite possibly I can show you facts to support this
- What is the origin of != in the meaning not equal to?
As a programmer I have always assumed that using != as meaning not equal to when writing text (usually on the internet) came from programming languages Is this true or is the origin different?
- latin - Etymology of mile - gt; mille passus - gt; thousand steps - not . . .
This means that a Roman pace equals 2 steps and "a thousand (Roman) paces" equals 2,000 steps, which equals the distance of 1 mile To give another approximation, under Marcus Agrippa a Roman pace was standardized as 5 Roman feet
- X equals Y vs. X is equal to Y - English Language Usage Stack . . .
In programming, when people read or dictate code, it is common for a spoken "X equals Y" to literally mean "x = y" which is an assignment "X is equal to Y", prefaced with e g "if" or "when" would be unambiguously used to indicate a check for equality, as in "x == y"
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