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.
Equation. in mathematics, a statement, usually written in symbols, that states the equality of two quantities or algebraic expressions, e.g., x +3=5. The quantity x +3, to the left of the equals sign (=), is called the left-hand, or first, member of the equation, that to the right (5) the right-hand, or second, member. A numerical equation is one containing only numbers, e.g., 2+3=5.