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> Equation is a statement that says that thing A is equal with thing B. But this describes an equality. I imagine an equation to be a proportionality written w
by nyc111 8y ago
> Equation is a statement that says that thing A is equal with thing B.
But this describes an equality. I imagine an equation to be a proportionality written with standard units. Aren't they different? I mean an equality, an identity, a definition and an equation are different, even though most of the time they are indicated with the equality sign.
- creatornator 8y agoI believe identities and definitions have different symbols by convention, either the equal-delta sign (definition [0]), or the triple-line equals sign (identity [1]). [0] https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5166/who-first-defined-the-equal-delta-or-delta-over-equal-triangleq-symbol https://hsm.stackexchange.com/questions/5166/who-first-defin... [1] https://www.quora.com/What-does-a-triple-equals-sign-mean https://www.quora.com/What-does-a-triple-equals-sign-mean