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{{Built-in|Equal to|<nowiki>=</nowiki>}} is a [[comparison function]] which tests whether argument elements are [[Tolerant comparison|tolerantly]] equal to each other: it returns 1 if the [[element]]s being compared [[match]] and 0 if they do not. It is the [[Not|negation]] of [[Not equal to]] (<source lang=apl inline>≠</source>).
{{Built-in|Equal to|<nowiki>=</nowiki>}} is a [[comparison function]] which tests whether argument elements are [[Tolerant comparison|tolerantly]] equal to each other: it returns 1 if the [[element]]s being compared [[match]] and 0 if they do not. It is the [[Not|negation]] of [[Not Equal to]] (<source lang=apl inline>≠</source>).
 
APL's <source lang=apl inline>=</source> differs from the usage of <math>=</math> in [[Comparison with traditional mathematics|traditional mathematical notation]] by having an implied [[Ken_Iverson#Iverson_bracket|Iverson bracket]]. Thus, <source lang=apl inline>i=j</source> is APL is equivalent to <math>[i=j]</math> or <math>\delta_{ij}</math> ([[wikipedia:Kronecker delta|Kronecker delta]]) in mathematics.


== Examples ==
== Examples ==
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In a [[Nested array model|nested]] APL, Equal to is pervasive, and compares all [[simple scalar]]s found in a [[nested array]].
In a [[Nested array model|nested]] APL, Equal to is pervasive, and compares all [[simple scalar]]s found in a [[nested array]].
<source lang=apl>
<source lang=apl>
       ⊢n ← ((2 1)0)(1 0 3)(2 2⍴4 0)
       ⎕←n ← ((2 1)0)(1 0 3)(2 2⍴4 0)
┌───────┬─────┬───┐
┌───────┬─────┬───┐
│┌───┬─┐│1 0 3│4 0│
│┌───┬─┐│1 0 3│4 0│
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== Boolean function ==
== Boolean function ==
 
{{Main|Boolean function}}
When the arguments to Equal to are [[Boolean]], it is the [[wikipedia:Logical biconditional|Logical biconditional]] function, or the [[Not|negation]] of the [[xor]] function (which is [[Not Equal to]] restricted to Boolean arguments.
When the arguments to Equal to are [[Boolean]], it is the [[wikipedia:Logical biconditional|Logical biconditional]] function, or the [[Not|negation]] of the [[xor]] function (which is [[Not Equal to]] restricted to Boolean arguments):
{|class=wikitable
!<source lang=apl inline>=</source>!!<source lang=apl inline>0</source>!!<source lang=apl inline>1</source>
|-
!<source lang=apl inline>0</source>
|<source lang=apl inline>1</source>||<source lang=apl inline>0</source>
|-
!<source lang=apl inline>1</source>
|<source lang=apl inline>0</source>||<source lang=apl inline>1</source>
|}
In the context of logic, it can be read as ''if and only if''. This function is also known as xnor or the Kronecker delta.


[[Reduction]] with <source lang=apl inline>=</source> is the same as reduction with xor (<source lang=apl inline>≠</source>), but [[Not|inverted]] if the number of reduced elements is even. The left and right [[identity element]] for Boolean <source lang=apl inline>=</source> is 1.
[[Reduction]] with <source lang=apl inline>=</source> is the same as reduction with xor (<source lang=apl inline>≠</source>), but [[Not|inverted]] if the number of reduced elements is even. The left and right [[identity element]] for Boolean <source lang=apl inline>=</source> is 1.
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* [http://microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_310.htm APLX]
* [http://microapl.com/apl_help/ch_020_020_310.htm APLX]
* J [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d000.htm Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/eq#dyadic NuVoc]
* J [https://www.jsoftware.com/help/dictionary/d000.htm Dictionary], [https://code.jsoftware.com/wiki/Vocabulary/eq#dyadic NuVoc]
{{APL built-ins}}[[Category:Primitive functions]][[Category:Comparison functions]]

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