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Vinony

equate

verb

  1. to perform a mathematical statement that asserts the equality of two expressions
  2. declare equal
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkweɪt/

noun

Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.

    “The first section of the program includes the system equates.”

    “The following equates define the stats byte […]”

verb

Etymology: From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, perfect passive participle of aequō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).

    “Coordinate term: correspond”

  2. To set as equal.

    “Mr. Hoyle, who does not believe many multiple-unit diesel services on secondary routes will resist for ever the road transport challenge, would forgo passenger traffic altogether on a little-used route in order to improve the quality of the freight working and reduce its costs by equating the average speed of all trains on the line concerned.”