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equate

[ē′kwāt]
(mathematics)
To state algebraically that two expressions are equal to one another.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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