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Webster 1913 Edition
Equality
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.A footing of
equality
with nobles. Macaulay.
2.
Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity;
as, an
. equality
of temper or constitution3.
Evenness; uniformity;
as, an
. equality
of surface4.
(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. Confessional equality
. See under
Confessional
.Webster 1828 Edition
Equality
EQUAL'ITY
,Noun.
1.
The same degree of dignity or claims; as the equality of men in the scale of being; the equality of nobles of the same rank; an equality of rights.2.
Evenness; uniformity; sameness in state or continued course; as an equality of temper or constitution.3.
Evenness; plainness; uniformity; as an equality of surface.Definition 2024
equality
equality
English
Alternative forms
- æquality (archaic)
Noun
equality (countable and uncountable, plural equalities)
- (uncountable) The fact of being equal.
- (uncountable, mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
- (uncountable) The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.
Synonyms
- (fact of being equal): equivalence parity,
Antonyms
- (fact of being equal): difference, inequality
- (equal treatment of people): discrimination, inequality nonequivilence
Translations
fact of being equal
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mathematics: fact of having the same value
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equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences
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