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MITACS View all math questions Which 16th Century British mathematician invented the equal sign (=) as we know it today?
Which 16th Century British mathematician invented the equal sign (=) as we know it today?

Bonaventura Cavalieri

The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.

 

Bonaventura Cavalieri

Danny Ocean

The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.

 

Danny Ocean

Robert Recorde

Correct! In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality. This symbol was used widely throughout England but wasn’t very popular in continental Europe. Most likely it was Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz that contributed the most to the adoption of the symbol ‘=’

 

Robert Recorde

Sofia Kovalevskaïa

The correct answer is Robert Recorde. In 1557, Robert Recorde proposed the usage of ‘=’ to designate equality.

 

Sofia Kovalevskaïa

 

 
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