equate

English

Alternative forms

æquate (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English equaten, from Latin aequātus, past participle of aequō.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪˈkweɪt/
Rhymes: -eɪt

Verb

equate (third-person singular simple present equates, present participle equating, simple past and past participle equated)

(transitive) To consider equal or equivalent.
(transitive, mathematics) To set as equal.

Antonyms

(consider equal): differentiate

Derived terms

equation

Noun

equate (plural equates)

(programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.
- 2005, Arnold S. Berger, Hardware and Computer Organization, page 220:
  The first section of the program includes the system equates.
- 2009, Saifullah Khalid, Neetu Agrawal, Microprocessor System (page 256)
  The following equates define the stats byte […]
- 2012, J. S. Anderson, Microprocessor Technology, page 221:
  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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