equatable
- adjective
- /ɪˈkwɛtəbl/
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equatable
- The regulations for both projects are equatable, ensuring that neither team has an unfair advantage.
Examples
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When you do equals, equals, it will call the function that's in the equatable protocol on your type.
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Learning by alternative sensory systems is not equatable.
Academic text (2001) -
If the universe is finite, but the space it travels through is infinite, are the two still equatable?
Blog text (31) -
If intelligence and profit were equatable, Howard Stern would be in Mensa.
Blog text (22) -
Although it is restricted to having to be hashable and equatable, and that just means we can look it up in a hash table.
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In a fair competition, every participant should have equatable chances of winning.
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The two job offers are equatable in terms of salary and benefits, making the decision difficult.
Synonyms
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3.6
Similar in value, amount, or quality
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3.5
Similar in quality, value, or amount to something else
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7.5
About the same size, amount, or degree as another thing
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4.5
Can be equaled by other people or things in quality
Can be measured with the same unit, like centimeters
Can be compared in a fair and useful way
How Equatable
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Etymology
Equatable comes from the verb equate, which is related to the common word equal meaning 'equal', plus the ending -able meaning 'able to be'. So something equatable is 'able to be' treated as 'equal', which is why we use it for things you can compare as the same value or status.