Equate

/ɪˈkweɪt/ · verb

Meaning

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

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To consider equal or equivalent (to or with).
2. (transitive, mathematics) To set as equal.
3. (programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.

Example Sentences

Coordinate term: correspond

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.

The first section of the program includes the system equates.

The following equates define the stats byte […]

You can learn much about user routines, labels, displacements, equates (EQU) and so on, by modifying this program and observing the results on the screen.

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Word Forms

• equates
• equating
• equated
• æquate

Usage Notes

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