equals
Aussprache: [ˈiːkwəlz]
Wort
Kontext: „mathematics“
(verb) to show that two amounts or values are the same. When you use the equals sign in math, you say that what is on one side is equal to what is on the other side.
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Two plus two equals four.
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Three times three does not equal seven.
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What does five plus three equal?
Kontext: „similarity“
(verb) to be the same as something else in every important way. It means that two things have similar value or importance.
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In some ways, kindness equals strength.
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Being the loudest does not always equal being the best.
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Does this job equal the one you had before?
Kontext: „mathematics“
(noun) the symbol used to show that two amounts are the same. It's like a signal to tell you that both sides match.
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The equation has an equals sign in the middle.
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A question mark is not an equals; it shows something different.
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What does the equals mean in this math problem?
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