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Webster 1913 Edition

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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Equality

EQUAL'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. oequalitas.] An agreement of things in dimensions, quantity or quality; likeness; similarity in regard to two things compared. We speak of the equality of two or more tracts of land, of two bodies in length, breadth or thickness, of virtues or vices.
1.
The same degree of dignity or claims; as the equality of men in the scale of being; the equality of nobles of the same rank; an equality of rights.
2.
Evenness; uniformity; sameness in state or continued course; as an equality of temper or constitution.
3.
Evenness; plainness; uniformity; as an equality of surface.

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