equalization of electronegativity, principle of

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The postulate that in a molecule all the @C01281@ atoms should have the same @E01990@ value, which would be the geometric mean of the electronegativities of isolated atoms.
Source:
PAC, 1999, 71, 1919. (Glossary of terms used in theoretical organic chemistry) on page 1938 [Terms] [Paper]