Definition:Equals/Linguistic Note
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Linguistic Note on Equals
The word equality is the noun derived from the adjective equal.
The word equals has the verb form equate, which means to state that one expression is equal to another expression.
Hence to equate means to form an equation.
Sources
- 1998: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): equate
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): equate