This statement is NOT true of the music of the classical period. The basso continuo was the nucleus of the instrumental ensemble. The typical orchestra of the classical period consisted of. strings, pairs of woodwinds, horns, trumpets, and timpani.
Equality (mathematics) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. In mathematics, equality is a relationship between two quantities or, more generally two mathematical expressions, asserting that the quantities have the same value, or that the expressions represent the same mathematical object. The equality between A and B is written A = B, and pronounced A equals B. The symbol = is called an equals sign.
HomeâºMathâºMath As Language: Understanding the Equals Sign. Itâs easy to forget math is a language for communicating ideas. As words, âtwo and three is equal to fiveâ is cumbersome. Replacing numbers and operations with symbols helps: â2 + 3 is equal to 5â. But we can do better. In 1557, Robert Recorde invented the equals sign, written with two parallel lines (=), because ânoe 2 thynges, can be moare equalleâ.