01 n. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value, rank, properties, etc.; as, …
pl.
Equalities ((#))
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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.
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2.
Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
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3.
Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
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4.
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.(Math.)
Phrases & compounds
Confessional equality —
See under Confessional.