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Meaning of 'equality' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Equality [ n.]
- 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.
- Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
- Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
- 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.

Meaning of 'equality' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . equality [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
Example in sentence:
  • on a par with the best

Nearby Words:

equability equable equableness equably equal equaled equaling equalitarian equalities equalization

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