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  EQ

  abbreviation

  educational quotient.
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  eq.

  abbreviation

  equal.

EQ

¹ American  

abbreviation

1. educational quotient.

2. emotional quotient.

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eq. ² American  

abbreviation

1. equal.

2. equation.

3. equivalent.

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eq. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. equal

2. equation

3. equivalent

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EQ ² British  

abbreviation

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

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Etymology

Origin of EQ

(sense 1) late C20: by analogy with _IQ

Example Sentences

You say your EQ is higher than your IQ.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026

But I didn't know about mics or EQ or anything.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2023

It signals to those who are the opposite, who are maybe more emotionally intelligent, that their EQ, their vulnerability is unattractive – which is harmful to both parties at the end of the day.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2023

The German carmaker now markets its all-electric model series under the EQ brand, first announced in 2016, with its first model, the EQC electric SUV, launched in 2019.

From Reuters • Jan. 12, 2023

Then add this amount to the latitude EQ, equal the latitude EY.

From Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence by Bassnett, Thomas