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  EQ

  abbreviation

  educational quotient.
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  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

See Examples For:

EQ eq.

It asks whether your IQ and EQ are even pointed in the right direction before you apply them.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When hiring, Kindersley says she looks for people with "equal EQ as IQ", valuing emotional intelligence alongside ability.

From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026

“The RBA is behind the curve,” said Warren Hogan, chief economist at EQ Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026

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

He went in through a door, between two aircars, and on to the central control-desks, going up to a visiscreen over which somebody had crayoned "Novilan EQ."

From Time Crime by Kelly Freas

It contains ferrocyanogen, a compound radical, consisting of 1 eq. of metallic iron and 3 eq. of the elements of cyanogen, and is designated by the symbol Cfy.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various

Exposed to heat it loses three eq. of water, and becomes anhydrous; at a high temperature it yields cyanide of potassium, carbide of iron, and various gases.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 483, April 4, 1885 by Various

For the velocity v=c we should have eq. 06a , and for stiII greater velocities the square-root becomes imaginary.

From Relativity : the Special and General Theory by Robert W. (Robert William) Lawson