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  2. Equality (mathematics) - Wikipedia

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    [9] It was common into the 18th century to use an abbreviation of the word equals as the symbol for equality; examples included æ and œ , from the Latin aequālis. [9] Diophantus's use of ἴσ , short for ἴσος (ísos 'equals'), in Arithmetica (c. 250 AD) is considered one of the first uses of an equals sign. [10]

  3. Glossary of mathematical symbols - Wikipedia

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    may mean that A is a subset of B, and is possibly equal to B; that is, every element of A belongs to B; expressed as a formula, ,. 2. A ⊂ B {\displaystyle A\subset B} may mean that A is a proper subset of B , that is the two sets are different, and every element of A belongs to B ; expressed as a formula, A ≠ B ∧ ∀ x , x ∈ A ⇒ x ∈ ...

  4. List of types of numbers - Wikipedia

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    Imaginary numbers: Numbers that equal the product of a real number and the imaginary unit , where =. The number 0 is both real and imaginary. Complex numbers (): Includes real numbers, imaginary numbers, and sums and differences of real and imaginary numbers.

  5. Equals sign - Wikipedia

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    The equals sign (British English) or equal sign (American English), also known as the equality sign, is the mathematical symbol =, which is used to indicate equality in some well-defined sense. [1] In an equation, it is placed between two expressions that have the same value, or for which one studies the conditions under which they have the ...

  6. Why do we work 9 to 5? The history of the eight-hour workday

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    US work culture revolves around employees putting in eight hours a day, five days a week — a schedule immortalized by Dolly Parton in her 1980 song “9 to 5.” It’s just the norm, many ...

  7. 9 to 5 (Dolly Parton song) - Wikipedia

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    The song was written for the comedy film 9 to 5, starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, and Dolly Parton in her film debut; both the song and the film owe their titles to 9to5, an organization founded in 1973 to bring about fair pay and equal treatment for women in the workplace.

  8. 0.999... - Wikipedia

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    (also written as 0. 9, 0.., or 0.(9)) is a repeating decimal that is an alternate way of writing the number 1. Following the standard rules for representing numbers in decimal notation, its value is the smallest number greater than or equal to every number in the sequence 0.9, 0.99, 0.999, .... It can be proved that this number is 1; that is,

  9. Why working a 9 to 5 is actually really bad for you - AOL

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    Just in case you might be curious about what we're talking about, we've got 5 reasons why working a 9 to 5 is actually really, REALLY bad for your spirit. Take a look below. Take a look below.