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OpenStudy (anonymous):

What does the (3/2)= mean?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That explains a lot then

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(3/2) means \[3\div2\] or 3 over 2, or 1.5

OpenStudy (anonymous):

(3/2)= means 3 divided by 2 equals.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I mean the symbol LOL|dw:1386981982503:dw|

OpenStudy (anonymous):

That is an equals sign with a n extra line on the bottom of it.

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

it means is equivalent to or congruent to

OpenStudy (charlotte123):

^

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It means "is the same as" instead of "is equal to"

OpenStudy (asnaseer):

Here is a web page that defines quite a few mathematical symbols that you may find helpful: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mathematical_symbols

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Isn't what what the regular equals sign means though? = vs ≡?

OpenStudy (charlotte123):

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006041315789 <---

OpenStudy (charlotte123):

≡ ---> The SAME As = ----> Equal To - For example - X = 2 - Means X Is EQUAL To 2 - BUT ONLY In this case - Not necessarily for other cases- Whereas X ≡ 2 Means that It Is ALWAYS the case - By definition -

OpenStudy (loser66):

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