EQUAL

adequate, equal

(adjective) having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; “she had adequate training”; “her training was adequate”; “she was adequate to the job”; “he was equal to the task”

equal

(adjective) having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; “on equal terms”; “all men are equal before the law”

peer, equal, match, compeer

(noun) a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate

(verb) make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; “let’s equalize the duties among all employees in this office”; “The company matched the discount policy of its competitors”

equal, be

(verb) be identical or equivalent to; “One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!”

equal, touch, rival, match

(verb) be equal to in quality or ability; “Nothing can rival cotton for durability”; “Your performance doesn’t even touch that of your colleagues”; “Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

equal (comparative more equal, superlative most equal)

(not comparable) The same in all respects.

(mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.

(obsolete) Fair, impartial.

(comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

(obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

(music) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

Synonyms

• (the same in all respects): identical

• (the same in all relevant respects): equivalent

• (unvarying): even, fair, uniform, unvarying

Verb

equal (third-person singular simple present equals, present participle (US) equaling or (UK) equalling, simple past and past participle (US) equaled or (UK) equalled)

(mathematics) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

(transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

(informal) To have as its consequence.

Synonyms

• (to be equal to): be, is

• (informal, have as its consequence): entail, imply, lead to, mean, result in, spell

Noun

equal (plural equals)

A person or thing of equal status to others.

(obsolete) State of being equal; equality.

Synonyms

• (person or thing of equal status to others): peer

Anagrams

• Quale, quale, queal

Source: Wiktionary

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E"qual, a. Etym: [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to Skr. , and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.]

1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value.

2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task. The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to fight with the English. Clarendon. It is not permitted to me to make my commendations equal to your merit. Dryden. Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning mild. Emerson.

3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement. "An equal temper." Dryden.

4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. Are not my ways equal Ezek. xviii. 29. Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. Spenser. Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with sudden heat and noise. Milton.

5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent. They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them; it is equal to me. Cheyne.

6. (Mus.)

Definition: Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. [R.]

7. (Math.)

Definition: Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity. Equal temperament. (Mus.) See Temperament.

Syn.

– Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate; commensurate; fair; just; equitable.

E"qual, n.

1. One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal." Those who were once his equals envy and defame him. Addison.

2. State of being equal; equality. [Obs.] Spenser.

E"qual, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Equaled or Equalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Equaling or Equalling.]

1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. Shak.

2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully. Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her love. Dryden.

3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality. He would not equal the mind that he found in himself to the infinite and incomprehensible. Berkeley.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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