https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Recorde … He invented the equals sign (=) and also introduced the pre-existing plus sign (+) to English speakers in 1557.... After being sued for defamation by a political enemy, he was arrested for debt and died in the King's Bench Prison, Southwark, in June 1558.
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The first known equation, equivalent to 14x+15=71 Year 1557 1 + (5 + 5) x 7 = 71... the same result
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Butbutbut one is above the other!
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equality != identicality
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We will never stop using that symbolism.
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I shall
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The best statement for choosing “=“ instead of “is equal to” !

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Did that guy know how to party or what?!
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Yes that true. That is Fermats paradox
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