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English
Etymology
From sub- + equal.
Adjective
subequal (not comparable)
- (biology) Nearly equal
1869 April, “Anthropological News”, in The Anthropological Review, volume VII, number XXV, London: Asher & Co., , →OCLC, page 215:The Nova Scotian Giantess.—A correspondent had the opportunity of inspecting this remarkably large female [Anna Swan] during the exhibition at the Egyptian Hall, and forwards the following notes:— […] The hand is spatulous; the fingers short and subequal in length.
- (mathematics) Describing a set of numbers, none of which is as great as the sum of all the rest
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