 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Equality \E*qual"i*ty\, noun; 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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
equality
noun
1: the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status [ant: {inequality}]
2: a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" [syn: {equivalence}, {equation}, {par}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
59 Moby Thesaurus words for "equality": agreement, analogy, balance, bilateral symmetry, coequality, coincidence, comparability, comparison, conformity, congruence, congruity, consistency, correspondence, dynamic symmetry, egalitarianism, equilibrium, equivalence, equivalency, eurythmics, eurythmy, evenness, fairness, finish, harmony, homogeneity, homoousia, identity, impartiality, indistinguishability, justice, keeping, likeness, multilateral symmetry, no difference, oneness, par, parallelism, parity, polarity, proportion, proportionality, regularity, resemblance, sameness, self-identity, selfhood, selfness, selfsameness, shapeliness, similarity, similitude, symmetricalness, symmetry, synonymity, synonymousness, synonymy, trilateral symmetry, uniformity, unity
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Equality, AL Zip code(s): 36026 Equality, IL (village, FIPS 24348) Location: 37.73592 N, 88.34308 W Population (1990): 748 (343 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62934
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Equality, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 721 Housing Units (2000): 333 Land area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.900939 sq. miles (2.333421 sq. km) FIPS code: 24348 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 37.736472 N, 88.344473 W ZIP Codes (1990): 62934 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Equality, IL Equality
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |