IN MATH: 1. as defined below. 2. v. equals; is the same as; means the same as. EX. The sum of a number and double that number is three times that number.

IN ENGLISH: 1. v. to be, to exist. EX. She is very nice.

APPLICATION: (see list 0)

Write algebraically:
1. Nine is greater than 2. (For help with this question see EQUATION)
2. 2. Nine is the product of x and 4.

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