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A divided mark standing for is.
Also known as: Divided est mark, Is abbreviation Latin
The scribal mark standing for the word est, written as a small figure divided by a stroke.
Stands for the word est in a Latin manuscript hand.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
Takes a form later adopted as the division sign in mathematics, so one mark has two entirely unrelated modern and medieval meanings.
Contexts: Language and transcription, History
A small figure of two dots divided by a horizontal stroke, resembling a division sign.