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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.

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  1. 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.
  2. n. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
  3. n. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
  4. n. 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.
  5. n. the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
  6. n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
  7. 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.) 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.
  8. Exact agreement between two expressions or magnitudes withrespect to quantity; -- denoted by the symbol =; thus, a = xsignifies that a contains the same number and kind of units ofmeasure that x does. Confessional equality. See under Confessional.
  9. n:100 n. the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status n. a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced