Where did /= come from?

[cjsonnack@mmm.com (Programmer Dude)]

I'm learning Ada (installed GNAT and AdaGIDE last week, wrote Hello, World).

I was somewhat bemused to stumble on Ada's version of "not equals": /=

I'm curious about its derivation or the reason behind the lexography.
(Perhaps a desire to use common keyboard characters?)

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