What does == stand for?

What does the == mean?

In programming languages == sign or double equal sign means we are comparing right side with left side. And this comparison returns true or false. We usually use this comparison inside if condition to do something specific. Double equal operator is a very common used operator after single equal.

What does == mean in math?

The = equals symbol is used to show that the values on either side of it are the same. It is most commonly used to show the result of a calculation, for example 2 + 2 = 4, or in equations, such as 2 + 3 = 10 − 5. You may also come across other related symbols, although these are less common: ≠ means not equal.

What does == and === mean?

== is used for comparison between two variables irrespective of the datatype of variable. === is used for comparision between two variables but this will check strict type, which means it will check datatype and compare two values.

What is the == called?

The == operator is an equality operator. It checks whether its two operands are the same or not by changing expression from one data type to others.