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EqualEqual E"qual, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to
Skr. ?ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.]
1. Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.;
having the same magnitude, the same value, the same
degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and
intensity, and to any subject which admits of them;
neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better
nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of
land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal
stature or talents; commodities of equal value.
2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having
competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is
not equal to the task.
The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to
fight with the English. --Clarendon.
It is not permitted to me to make my commendations
equal to your merit. --Dryden.
Whose voice an equal messenger Conveyed thy meaning
mild. --Emerson.
3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal
movement. ``An equal temper.' --Dryden.
4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side;
characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable;
just.
Are not my ways equal? --Ezek. xviii.
29.
Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem. --Spenser.
Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with
sudden heat and noise. --Milton.
5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.
They who are not disposed to receive them may let
them alone or reject them; it is equal to me.
--Cheyne.
6. (Mus.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all
male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. [R.]
7. (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.
Equal temperament. (Mus.) See Temperament.
Syn: Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate;
commensurate; fair; just; equitable. Equal
Equal E"qual, n.
1. One not inferior or superior to another; one having the
same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents,
strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity
or number; as, ``If equals be taken from equals the
remainders are equal.'
Those who were once his equals envy and defame him.
--Addison.
2. State of being equal; equality. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Meaning of Equal from wikipedia
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Equal or
equals may
refer to:
Equality (mathematics)
Equals sign (=), a
mathematical symbol used to
indicate equality Equals (film), a 2015
American science...
- The
Equal Protection Clause is part of the
first section of the
Fourteenth Amendment to the
United States Constitution. The clause,
which took effect...
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Separate but
equal was a
legal doctrine in
United States constitutional law,
according to
which racial segregation did not
necessarily violate the Fourteenth...
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equal temperament is a
musical temperament or
tuning system,
which approximates just
intervals by
dividing an
octave (or
other interval) into
equal steps...
- The
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a
proposed amendment to the
United States Constitution designed to
guarantee equal legal rights for all
American citizens...
- The
Equals are an
English pop, R&B and rock
group formed in
North London in 1965. They are best
remembered for
their million-selling chart-topper "Baby...
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Equal opportunity is a
state of
fairness in
which individuals are
treated similarly,
unhampered by
artificial barriers, prejudices, or preferences, except...
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Equal rights may
refer to:
Equality before the law, when all
people have the same
rights Equal Justice Under Law (civil
rights organization)
Human rights...
- The
equals sign (British English, Unicode) or
equal sign (American English),
formerly known as the
equality sign, is the
mathematical symbol =, which...
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Equal pay for
equal work is the
concept of
labour rights that
individuals in the same
workplace be
given equal pay. It is most
commonly used in the context...
