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.
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.
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