equate

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)

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

Antonyms

• (consider equal): differentiate

Derived terms

• equation

Noun

equate (plural equates)

1. (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.