equality

Noun
Synonyms: equivalenceequationpar

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
  2. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced“on a par with the best”Synonyms: equivalenceequationpar
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

A footing of equality with nobles.— Macaulay.[1913 Webster]

2.Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution. [1913 Webster]

3.Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Confessional equality. See under Confessional. [1913 Webster]

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