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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Equality \E*qual"i*ty\, n.; 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}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
equality
n 1: the quality or state of being the same in quantity or
measure or value or status [ant: {inequality}]
2: a state of essential equality or equivalence: "on a par with
the best" [syn: {equivalence}, {par}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Equality, AL
Zip code(s): 36026
Equality, IL (village, FIPS 24348)
Location: 37.73592 N, 88.34308 W
Population (1990): 748 (343 housing units)
Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 62934
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