May 9, 2008 21:36
16 yrs ago
English term
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equant
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Bus/Financial
Accounting
equant
what mean "Equant"
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Terry Burgess
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see explanation
Here is the definition from the RHW monolingual dicctionary:
e·quant ("ÆkwÃnt, "Ækwant), adj.
(of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric).
[< L aequant-, s. of aequ!ns, prp. of aequ!re; see EQUATE]
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-05-09 21:51:32 GMT)
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From the same dictionary, here is the definition of "anisometric":
an·i·so·met·ric (an #Åsà meÆtrik, anÅ#-), adj.
1. not isometric; of unequal measurement.
2. Mineral. (of a crystal) having axes of different lengths (opposed to equant).
[1865–70; AN-1 + ISOMETRIC]
e·quant ("ÆkwÃnt, "Ækwant), adj.
(of a crystal) having all axes of the same length (opposed to anisometric).
[< L aequant-, s. of aequ!ns, prp. of aequ!re; see EQUATE]
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Note added at 15 mins (2008-05-09 21:51:32 GMT)
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From the same dictionary, here is the definition of "anisometric":
an·i·so·met·ric (an #Åsà meÆtrik, anÅ#-), adj.
1. not isometric; of unequal measurement.
2. Mineral. (of a crystal) having axes of different lengths (opposed to equant).
[1865–70; AN-1 + ISOMETRIC]
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Egil Presttun
: Interesting, but I can't see that this is relevant for Bus/Financial - Accounting.
7 hrs
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Egil: I simply provided definitions, as requested and as best I could. I suspect the asker was unsure as to the proper categories or simply selected just any old thing:-)
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