EQ


abbreviation
  1. educational quotient.

  2. emotional quotient.

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Other definitions for eq. (2 of 2)

eq.

abbreviation
  1. equal.

  2. equation.

  1. equivalent.

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British Dictionary definitions for EQ (1 of 2)

EQ

abbreviation for
  1. emotional quotient, a (notional) measure of a person's adequacy in such areas as self-awareness, empathy, and dealing sensitively with other people

  2. equalization, the electronic balancing of sound frequencies on audio recording equipment or hi-fi to reduce distortion or achieve a specific effect

Origin of EQ

1
(sense 1) late C20: by analogy with IQ

British Dictionary definitions for eq. (2 of 2)

eq.

abbreviation for
  1. equal

  2. equation

  1. equivalent

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