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コロンイコールコロン・イコール
1. [n] {computing}
▶ colon-equal assignment operator (:=)
2. [n] {mathematics}
▶ definition symbol



History:
4. A 2023-02-26 22:55:14  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Mark's first reference, which is about ≔ (U+2254) calls it コロンイコール and classifies it as 数学記号. The Unicode character is in the mathematical operator group.
3. A* 2023-02-22 12:28:25  Robin Scott <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Is コロンイコール used in mathematical contexts? All the web results appear to be about programming.
2. A* 2023-02-20 04:46:02  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://math.stackexchange.com/questions/25214/what-does-mean
  Comments:
Used in some languages. Not common.
  Diff:
@@ -6,0 +7,8 @@
+<r_ele>
+<reb>コロン・イコール</reb>
+</r_ele>
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<field>&comp;</field>
+<gloss>colon-equal assignment operator (:=)</gloss>
+</sense>
@@ -10 +18 @@
-<gloss>definition sign, assignment operator (:=)</gloss>
+<gloss>definition symbol</gloss>
1. A* 2023-02-19 13:28:28  mark dufour <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://symbl.cc/jp/2254/
https://mat5ukawa.hateblo.jp/entry/2014/01/04/100053
not in GG5
  Comments:
this one may be a bit on the edge of a+b and obscurity. feel free to reject of course.

interestingly google n-gram gives no matches!?

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