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filmor
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For mathematicians, = does not mean equality
If the expression is supposed to be the definition and not just a derived equality, at least Mathematicians (and some Physicists) would use := instead, just as Niklaus Wirth tried to establish with Pascal.
dhimes
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or ≡
Nullabillity
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I've only seen that used for congruence (x ≡ y <=> f(x) = f(y), for some context-dependent f).
dhimes
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It
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to mean "define" in ancient times.
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