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mhink on Dec 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: If-then-else had to be invented

Interesting. Seems sorta like the English shorthand "if a less-than b, do this" (as opposed to "if a IS less than b, do this"). "Equal" is almost a different story since it works as a verb as well as an adjective.

Tainnor on Dec 14, 2020 [–]

Yes, in English has the verb "to equal", which German doesn't. The verb "gleichen" doesn't work, because it means "to be similar to".

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