equality

equal·i·ty

noun \i-ˈkwä-lə-tē\

plural equal·i·ties

Definition of EQUALITY

1

: the quality or state of being equal

2

: equation 2a

Examples of EQUALITY

1. the ideals of liberty and equality
2. <it's absurd to suggest that there's an equality in the evil committed by the Nazis and the crimes of the government of that Asian country>

First Known Use of EQUALITY

15th century

Related to EQUALITY

Synonyms: coequality, coordinateness, equivalence, equivalency, par, parity, sameness

Antonyms: imparity, inequality, nonequivalence

Related Words: comparability, compatibility, correlation, correspondence; alikeness, community, likeness, parallelism, resemblance, similarity, similitude; exchangeability, interchangeability; identicalness, identity

Near Antonyms: difference, disagreement, discrepancy, disparateness, disparity, distinction, distinctiveness, distinctness, divergence, diverseness, diversity; incompatibility; dissimilarity, unlikeness

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Other Mathematics and Statistics Terms

abscissa, denominator, divisor, equilateral, exponent, hypotenuse, logarithm, oblique, radii, rhomb

Rhymes with EQUALITY

frivolity