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abbreviation
educational quotient.
emotional quotient.
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Other definitions for EQ (2 of 2)

eq.

abbreviation
equal.
equation.
equivalent.
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British Dictionary definitions for EQ (1 of 2)

EQ

abbreviation for
emotional quotient, a (notional) measure of a person's adequacy in such areas as self-awareness, empathy, and dealing sensitively with other people
equalization, the electronic balancing of sound frequencies on audio recording equipment or hi-fi to reduce distortion or achieve a specific effect

Word Origin for EQ

(sense 1) late C20: by analogy with IQ

British Dictionary definitions for EQ (2 of 2)

eq.

abbreviation for
equal
equation
equivalent
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