subequal

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adjective

Nearly equal

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Meanings

adjectivesubequal (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyNearly equal

    The Nova Scotian Giantess.—A correspondent had the opportunity of inspecting this remarkably large female [Anna Swan] during the exhibition at the Egyptian Hall, and forwards the following notes:— […] The hand is spatulous; the fingers short and subequal in length.

    1869 April, “Anthropological News”, in The Anthropological Review, volume VII, number XXV, London: Asher & Co., […], →OCLC, page 215
  2. not comparablemathematicsDescribing a set of numbers, none of which is as great as the sum of all the rest

Origin

From sub- + equal.

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APA

subequal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subequal

MLA

“subequal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subequal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subequal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subequal.

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