Is there a symbol for the word "as"?

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Much like & % #, or how "that" used to have the thorn and T, does anyone know if at any point in the English language the word "as" had a symbol?

score 3 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 18 '20 at 21:51

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A:B :: B:C = A is to B as B is to C

Thus :: = "as"

edited Oct 18 '20 at 21:51

KillingTime

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answered Oct 18 '20 at 21:23

Gregory R Susoreny

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This is only recognizable within this formula though. (Doesn't save you any characters either.) – Laurel Nov 23 '21 at 12:35

Lawrence · Answer 2 · 2016-05-18T13:58:53.630

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There are several shorthand systems that encode as in the form of symbols. The Pitman system uses a small circle above the line. It looks something like this:

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edited May 18 '16 at 13:58

answered May 18 '16 at 13:47

Lawrence

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score -1 · Answer 3 · answered May 17 '16 at 21:25

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There is none. Should you choose to pioneer the use of such a symbol, might I suggest ~, since it's not good for much else. Looks like a worm in running away from something.

answered May 17 '16 at 21:25

Elgoatropo

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It's commonly used for 'approximately' – Pete Kirkham May 17 '16 at 21:33
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Plus "not" in logic, and a user's home directory in any Unix-like operating system. So not entirely useless, irrespective of any fleeing worm connotations. – Prof Yaffle May 17 '16 at 22:44
I would suggest lower-case Omega... Although it's used in some electronics-formulas for (if I remember correctly) "angle-speed" - 2pif (2 times pi times frequency). Why? Because with a little fantasy, it looks like an a$$,.. – Baard Kopperud May 17 '16 at 23:33
It's also used for the 'difference' symbol (a ~ b = mod[a - b]), the 'is of the same magnitude as' symbol, and the 'varies as (ie is proportional to)' symbol in maths. Sometimes, if my memory is holding, merely as an abbreviation of 'relates/corresponds to'. – Edwin Ashworth Nov 23 '21 at 12:34

Is there a symbol for the word "as"?

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