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equal (ē′kwəl)

adjective

  1. of the same quantity, size, number, value, degree, intensity, quality, etc.
  2. having the same rights, privileges, ability, rank, etc.
  3. evenly proportioned; balanced or uniform in effect or operation
  4. having the necessary ability, strength, power, capacity, or courage: with to equal to the challenge
  5. Archaic fair; just; impartial
  6. Archaic smooth and flat; level
  7. Archaic equable

Etymology: ME < L aequalis, equal < aequus, level, even, flat

noun

any thing or person that is equal to be the equal of another

transitive verb e′qualed or e′qualled, e′qual·ing or e′qual·ling

  1. to be equal to; match in value, degree, etc.
  2. to do or make something equal to to equal a record
  3. Archaic to make equal; equalize

equal Synonyms

equal

modif.

even, regular, like, same, identical, similar, equivalent, commensurate, comparable, tantamount, uniform, invariable, equable, unvarying, balanced, fair, just, impartial, unbiased, to the same degree, on a footing with, without distinction, in as many as, equitable, selfsame, coordinate, one and the same, of a piece, alike, level, parallel, corresponding, correspondent, according, proportionate, coextensive, congruent, coequal, even-steven*.

Antonyms unequal, uneven, different*. See syn. study at same.same.

equal Synonyms

equal

n.

parallel, match, counterpart, complement, peer, compeer, fellow, mate, twin, double, likeness, opposite number, alter ego, companion, copy, duplicate, equivalent, rival, competitor.

equal Synonyms

equal

v.

match, meet, rank with, be the same as, be equal to, rival, touch, parallel, equate, coordinate, approach, live up to, come up to, amount to, consist of, comprise, be made of, be composed of, measure up to, stack up against, tie, knot the score, check with, even off, break even, be the equivalent of, be as good as, keep pace with, come to, reach, compare, accord with, square with, tally with, agree, correspond, be tantamount to, be identical, be commensurate, rise to, rise to meet.

equal Usage Examples

Object

  • boolean: Method Detail equals public boolean equals ( Object other ) Compares this CRL for equality with the given object.
  • equals(: Overrides: hashCode in class Object equals public boolean equals( Object obj ) Determines whether two points are equal.
  • sign: If you are inside the text it is made up with equals signs.
  • sum: The final FES score equals the sum of the score of each of the 10 activities.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

contribute: The University contributes an amount equal to approximately 14 % of salary.

Modifies a noun

  • footing: However, from 2002/03 all students taking a module at any level would be treated on an equal footing regardless of their Stage.
  • opportunity: Click here to download the result of the equal opportunities monitoring survey in PDF format.
  • installment: Overseas rate Students can pay in full at the start of the academic year, or they can pay in two equal installments.
  • employer: Save the Children aims to be an equal opportunities employer.
  • pay: You have a right to equal pay with members of the opposite sex doing the same or a comparable job to you.
  • importance: Social, economic and environmental issues are interwoven and of equal importance.

Modifying Another Word

  • roughly: You now have 3 piles, roughly equal thirds.
  • approximately: Approximately equal to original negative size of 5 " x 4 " .
  • numerically: Equality Operators Binary " == " returns true if the left argument is numerically equal to the right argument.

Infinitive complement

zero: Setting MAJOR equal to zero suppresses major tickmarks entirely.

Used with adjective complement

  • compare: Returns the number of keys that compare equal with target.
  • create: They are, however, far from created equal.

Preposition: in

  • dignity: Boys and girls are equal in dignity; they are also equal in fallenness.
  • magnitude: Similarly, b* will be perpendicular to the ( 010 ) planes and equal in magnitude to the inverse of d 010.
  • length: The length of this array must be equal in length to the number of vertices of the plot or it will be ignored.