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[-] mac@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What field uses =/= to mean !=?

[-] gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 years ago

It's a shorthand way of writing ≠ digitally without needing to know the alt code or where it is in your mobile devices keyboard

[-] mac@infosec.pub 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah in programming we just use !=:

!: NOT

=: EQUAL

[-] Gladaed@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

It is not a composite expression but a single expression made up from 2 letters. And this is not a widespread notation.

[-] Funkytom467@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

!= isn't universal, i've mostly seen it used in programming.

Otherwise ≠ is the symbol we use in maths and generally the more common one.

=/= is just the worst rendition of ≠ for people that don't know how to write it or are too lazy to go find it.

[-] mac@infosec.pub 3 points 2 years ago

Yeah =/= is honestly a little confusing. I know != isn't universal though, gotta start making sure to use instead

[-] squidspinachfootball@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

You're definite not wrong, I actually went to use "!=" first. But then thought if someone wasn't familiar with programming they might not get it, so I went with the "=/=" hoping it would make sense to more people. Forgot that we're on lemmy and the audience here would generally understand lol. Didn't know ≠ existed though, will probably use that from now on. Nice!

[-] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

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