equality
equalities
Equality is when things are the same (equal) in some particular way. You had to rethink your campaign for equality in the household when you realized this meant doing your own laundry and sharing the remote control.
Equality means "the state of being equal." It's one of the ideals a democratic society, and so the fight to attain different kinds of equality, like racial equality, gender equality, or equality of opportunity between rich and poor, is often associated with progress toward that ideal of everyone being truly equal. Equality doesn't have to be used only for social ideals, though. There can be equality in weight between two barrels of apples, or between two molecules.
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the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status
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Antonyms:
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inequality
lack of equality
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types:
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equatability
capability of being equated
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equivalence
essential equality and interchangeability
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evenness
the quality of being balanced
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isometry
equality of measure (e.g., equality of height above sea level or equality of loudness etc.)
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balance
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
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parity
functional equality
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trial balance
a balance of debits and credits in double-entry bookkeeping; drawn up to test their equality
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type of:
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sameness
the quality of being alike
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inequality
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a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced
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synonyms:
equation, equivalence, par
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