- Equalities
- Equality E*qual"i*ty, n.; pl. {Equalities}. [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.
[1913 Webster]
A footing of equality with nobles. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution. [1913 Webster]
3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface. [1913 Webster]
4. (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. [1913 Webster]
{Confessional equality}. See under {Confessional}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
