EQUALITY

equality

(noun) the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status

equality, equivalence, equation, par

(noun) a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; “on a par with the best”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

equality (usually uncountable, plural equalities)

The fact of being equal.

(mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.

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, nonequivilence

• (equal treatment of people): discrimination, inequality

Source: Wiktionary

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E*qual"i*ty, n.; pl. Equalities. Etym: [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. A footing of equality with nobles. Macaulay.

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

3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

4. (Math.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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