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[syn: equality, equivalence, equation, par]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Equality \E*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. Equalities. [L. aequalitas,
fr. aequalis equal. See Equal.]
1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in
quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,
rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in
length or thickness; an equality of rights.
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A footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay.
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2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness;
uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
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3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
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4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or
magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the
symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same
number and kind of units of measure that x does.
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Confessional equality. See under Confessional.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
equality
n 1: the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or
value or status [ant: inequality]
2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally
balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: equality,
equivalence, equation, par]