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3 definitions found 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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