definition of the word equal

Latin aequalis

• IPA: /ˈiːkwəl/, SAMPA: /"i:kw@l/
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equal (comparative more equal, superlative most equal)

1. (not comparable) The same in all respects.

   Equal conditions should produce equal results.

2. (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.

   All right angles are equal.

3. (comparable) Unvarying, fair.

   The treatment of students in this school is very equal.

4. (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

   This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.

   • 1881, Jane Austen, Emma, p. 311

     her comprehension was certainly more equal to the covert meaning, the superior intelligence, of those five letters so arranged.

• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are equal", "A is equal to B", and, less commonly, "A is equal with B".

• (the same in all respects): identical
• (exactly identical): equivalent, identical
• (unvarying): even, fair, uniform, unvarying

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