<description>&lt;p&gt;Robert Recorde invented the equals sign (=) because he got HECKIN' TIRED of having to write "is equal to" over and over again when he was creating mathematical texts for non-Latin reading folk in the 16th century England.&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Robert Recorde invented the equals sign (=) because he got HECKIN' TIRED of having to write "is equal to" over and over again when he was creating mathematical texts for non-Latin reading folk in the 16th century England.</p>

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Who Invented the Equal Sign (=)?

Who Invented the Equal Sign (=)?

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