=/=?

Nitefly · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:25

After a fruitless google search, can someone explain what '=/=' means?

Someone has used it in the context 'Faith =/= creationism'.

Am I right in assuming that it simply means 'does not equal'?

Thank you in advance, and I appologize for making a thread out of it.

Lysander · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:26

It seems to me that someone couldn't find the does not equal sign so they used that instead, which just looks silly. Either that or they were talking about railways.

BigDannyO · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:27

I thought "<>" meant does not equal?

Maybe "=/=" means 'sorta equal'

Helium_Junkie · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:29

!=, or <> mean Not equal.

=/= means "equal or equal"... :confused:

what a ridiculous notation

Sp00n · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:29

=/ is a confused face

Jimmi · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:29

=/=

an equal percentage maybe

Vixen · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:30

It's quite common to see that handwritten as a dash through an equals sign as a simple way of saying not equal.

EDIT: I very much doubt someone referring to something as is the context of the OP would use a programming term (!=, <>) :rolleyes:

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≠ - this is what it would looks like as one character.

Nitefly · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:33

Lysander said:
It seems to me that someone couldn't find the does not equal sign so they used that instead, which just looks silly. Either that or they were talking about railways.

Ah yes. I understand now, his laziness confused me!

A passing don can now delete or lock the thread if they wish as it has served its purpose. Thanks again

Edit = Ty Vixen!

Tute · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:35

Lysander said:
It seems to me that someone couldn't find the does not equal sign so they used that instead, which just looks silly. Either that or they were talking about railways.

I'm gonna guess at railways.

Saberu · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:36

Vixen said:
EDIT: I very much doubt someone referring to something as is the context of the OP would use a programming term (!=, <>) .

Why? I do it all the time

Although admitadly most people I use != to don't know what it means

afraser2k · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:37

Sp00n said:
=/ is a confused face

So =/= is a confused rabbit?

Lysander · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:38

No, Siamese twins.

Saberu · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:38

afraser2k said:
So =/= is a confused rabbit?

Don't be silly, it's clearly a confused face with a tash.

locutus12 · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:41

to me,

Faith =/= creationism

says

faith is equal to creationism, perhaps pertaining to the requirement of faith to believe in something as implausibly insane as creationism.

Welshy · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:44

Vixen is right, there is a notation in handwriting when you put a line through an equals sign, as she's shown

Craig321 · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:46

It's just a confused smiley with legs actually.

locutus12 · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:50

Craig321 said:
It's just a confused smiley with legs actually.

i would have said a confused smiley eating noodles.

Helium_Junkie · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:57

afraser2k said:
So =/= is a confused rabbit?

rofl

Helium_Junkie · 9 Jan 2007 at 15:58

Vixen said:
EDIT: I very much doubt someone referring to something as is the context of the OP would use a programming term (!=, <>)

!= necessary.

Jonny ///M · 9 Jan 2007 at 16:01

locutus12 said:
to me,

Faith =/= creationism

says

faith is equal to creationism, perhaps pertaining to the requirement of faith to believe in something as implausibly insane as creationism.

I thought that sign meant that it cannot equeal or is not equal to? :confused:

=/=?

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