equate

noun

(programming) A statement in assembly language that defines a symbol having a particular value.

verb

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

(transitive, mathematics) To set as equal.

Roots

aequusequ- · Latin · equal, level

Synonyms for equate

likenv comparev correspondv equalizev correlatev matchv relatev

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