Phrase guide

equal sign

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a sign indicating that the quantities on either side are equal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: sign

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Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: igual — symbol
  • Chinese Mandarin: 等號 /等号 (děnghào) — symbol
  • Czech: rovnítko — symbol
  • Dutch: gelijkteken — symbol
  • Dutch: isgelijkteken — symbol
  • Dutch: isteken — symbol
  • Finnish: yhtäsuuruusmerkki — symbol
  • French: signe égal — symbol
  • French: signe d'égalité — symbol
  • German: Gleichheitszeichen — symbol
  • German: Gleichzeichen — symbol
  • Hungarian: egyenlőségjel — symbol
  • Icelandic: jafnaðarmerki — symbol
  • Icelandic: jöfnunarmerki — symbol
  • Icelandic: samasemmerki — symbol
  • Icelandic: samsemdarmerki — symbol
  • Italian: segno di uguale — symbol
  • Italian: uguale — symbol
  • Japanese: 等号 (tōgō) — symbol
  • Khmer: សញ្ញាស្មើ (sɑɑññiəsmaə) — symbol
  • Macedonian: знак за еднаквост (znak za ednakvost) — symbol
  • Mongolian: тэнцүүгийн тэмдэг (tencüügiin temdeg) — symbol
  • Mongolian: ᠲᠡᠩᠴᠢᠭᠦᠦ ᠵᠢᠨ ᠲᠡᠮᠳᠡᠭ (tengčigüü-ǰin temdeg) — symbol
  • Norman: êga — symbol
  • Persian: علامت مساوی ('alâmat-e mosâvi) — symbol
  • Polish: znak równości — symbol
  • Polish: równa się — symbol
  • Polish: znak równania — symbol
  • Portuguese: igual — symbol
  • Romanian: semn egal — symbol
  • Russian: знак ра́венства (znak rávenstva) — symbol
  • Russian: знак равно́ (znak ravnó) — symbol
  • Russian: равня́ется (ravnjájetsja) — symbol
  • Russian: равно́ (ravnó) — symbol
  • Slovene: enačaj — symbol
  • Spanish: signo igual — symbol
  • Swedish: likhetstecken — symbol
  • Swedish: lika-med — symbol
  • Swedish: lika-med-tecken — symbol
  • Tajik: аломати мусовӣ (alomat-i musovi) — symbol
  • Turkish: eşittir işareti — symbol
  • Turkish: eşittir — symbol
  • Vietnamese: dấu bằng — symbol