• Decq@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Yes, and that’s why they made the symbol portray what it means. I mean it’s even more clear than the equal sign, yet I haven’t heard of mnemonic’s for that?

    • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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      1 day ago

      Because there aren’t (in common use) multiple variations. If we used ≠ and ≈ to represent when the sum was arrived at via addition or subtraction, and only used = when you used both in the same equation, people would fuck that shit up all the time.

      Also, you use the equal sign a lot more frequently in life. More exposure makes us remember better