An abbreviation or Latin phrase meaning 'equal to' or 'as much as,' commonly used in scientific and legal contexts.
From Latin aequus (equal). This abbreviation preserves the Latin origin, appearing as 'aeq.' in technical writing to denote equivalence.
In legal documents and medical dosages, 'aeq.' appears everywhere but nobody says it aloud—we all just read 'equivalent to.' It's one of those ghost abbreviations that haunts formal writing.
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