equated

Treated as same

Equated is the past tense of equate, meaning to treat or regard as equivalent: She equated silence with consent.

When two things are equated, they're presented as the same or interchangeable, often controversially: Critics equated the policy with discrimination.

In mathematics, quantities are equated when set equal to each other.

comparison

likened

Compared to something similar

associated · correlated · matched · paired · linked · connected · related · aligned · bracketed · grouped

equivalence

equal

Identical in amount

synonymous · interchangeable · commensurate · corresponding · equivalent · coextensive · convertible · reciprocal · fungible · substitutable

valuation

worth

Degree of importance

appraised · rated · ranked · measured · weighed · judged · estimated · calculated · quantified · denominated

mathematics

formula

Fixed method or notation

substitution · transformation · coefficient · function · solution · calculation · derivation · algebraic · balanced · solved

Opposites
sameness vs. difference

equateddifferentiated

Made unlike others

distinguished · contrasted · separated · discriminated · set apart

connection vs. separation

equateddisconnected

Separated from a source

dissociated · decoupled · unlinked · disjoined · severed

agreement vs. disagreement in comparison

equateddisagreed

Held a contrary opinion

disputed · contested · contradicted · opposed · challenged

Phrases
Family

equation, equate, equator, equates, equating, equations, equators, equatable

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