Capable of being equated; able to be set equal to or made equivalent with something.
From 'equate' plus '-able,' forming an adjective meaning 'capable of being equated.' Used primarily in mathematical and philosophical contexts.
In algebra, you assume variables are equatable when you write 'x = 5'—but in philosophy, can a human life be equatable to money? This word marks exactly where math stops and ethics begins.
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