Subject: Re: [MATHEDCC] Name for Approximate Symbol?
From: Lawrence Gilligan (larry.gilligan@uc.edu)
Date: Mon Jan 31 2000 - 11:57:59 EST
I always call it an overcaffeinated equals sign.
At 07:48 AM 1/31/00 -0500, Rikki Blair wrote:
>
> Does anyone know the formal name for the "wavy equal sign," which we use
for
> "approximate?"
>
> Rikki Blair
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