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Learn about the history, encoding and usage of the Philippine peso sign (₱), the currency symbol for the official currency of the Philippines. Find out how to type the peso sign in different ways and what it looks like in Unicode.
Learn about the origin and evolution of the Philippine peso, the official currency of the Philippines, from the Spanish peso to the modern New Generation Currency. Find out how the peso symbol "₱" was introduced and how it differs from other pesos and dollars.
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language geared towards web development, created by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1993 and released in 1995. Learn about its evolution, syntax, implementation, popularity, and applications on various platforms and frameworks.
Learn about the origin, usage and variations of the number sign #, also known as hash, pound sign, hashtag and octothorp. Find out how it evolved from a Roman abbreviation for pound weight and how it is pronounced in different regions and contexts.
Learn about the origin and evolution of the dollar sign ($), a currency symbol used for many currencies around the world. Find out how it relates to the Spanish peso, the Pillars of Hercules, the German thaler, and other possible sources.
A comprehensive list of symbols and signs used in typography with Latin script, with Unicode names, aliases, and links to related articles. Find out the meaning, function, and usage of various symbols such as apostrophe, asterisk, at sign, caret, circumflex, etc.
The sign function is a piecewise function that maps a real number to −1, +1 or 0 depending on its sign. Learn about its basic properties, differentiation, integration, Fourier transform, complex generalization and polar decomposition of matrices.
Sign extension is the operation of increasing the number of bits of a binary number while preserving the sign and value. Learn how sign extension works for different signed number representations and how it differs from zero extension.