equalize vs standardize

equalize

verb
  • To clear the ears to balance the pressure in the middle ear with the outside pressure by letting air enter along the Eustachian tubes. 

  • To adjust the balance between frequency components within an electronic signal. 

  • To make equal; to cause to correspond in amount or degree. 

  • To make the scoreline equal by scoring points. 

  • Said of a morphism: to pre-compose with each of a parallel pair of morphisms so as to yield the same composite morphism. 

standardize

verb
  • US and Oxford British English standard spelling of standardise. 

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