equatable

Variant of equate

transitive verb equated, equating

    1. to make equal or equivalent; equalize
    2. to treat, regard, or express as equal, equivalent, identical, or closely related: to equate wealth with happiness
  1. Math. to state or express the equality of; put in the form of an equation

Origin: ME equaten < L aequatus, pp. of aequare, to make equal < aequus, plain, even

intransitive verb

to be equal

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