In this task, You are given an open-domain question that can be answered based on factual information. Your task is to provide \*short\* answer (in a few words only) for the given question. The short answer can be one or more entities or it can also be boolean \*yes\* or \*no\*.

Example input: when are hops added to the brewing process?
Example output: The boiling process
Example explanation: The answer is correct because, at the end of the boil, solid particles in the hopped wort are separated.
Q: who was the first english mathematician who used the modern symbol of equality in 1557
A:
Robert Recorde
In this task, You are given an open-domain question that can be answered based on factual information. Your task is to provide \*short\* answer (in a few words only) for the given question. The short answer can be one or more entities or it can also be boolean \*yes\* or \*no\*.

Example input: when are hops added to the brewing process?
Example output: The boiling process
Example explanation: The answer is correct because, at the end of the boil, solid particles in the hopped wort are separated.
Q: who was the first english mathematician who used the modern symbol of equality in 1557
A:
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Robert Recorde
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In this task, You are given an open-domain question that can be answered based on factual information. Your task is to provide \*short\* answer (in a few words only) for the given question. The short answer can be one or more entities or it can also be boolean \*yes\* or \*no\*.

Example input: when are hops added to the brewing process?
Example output: The boiling process
Example explanation: The answer is correct because, at the end of the boil, solid particles in the hopped wort are separated.
Q: who was the first english mathematician who used the modern symbol of equality in 1557
A:
Robert Recorde