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Robert Recorde

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Welsh mathematician and inventor of the symbol '='

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1510 to 1558 · aged 48
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Robert Recorde was a Welsh physician and mathematician. He invented the equals sign (=) and also introduced the pre-existing plus (+) and minus (−) signs to English speakers in 1557.

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Recorde's introduction of the equals sign in The Whetstone of Witte, "to avoid tedious repetition".Recorde's introduction of the equals sign in The Whetstone of Witte, "to avoid tedious repetition".

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1510 to 1558 · aged 48
Wikipedia
29 languages

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