E-qual/i-ty, n.

(e-kwŏl′ĭ-tý), n. [Lat. æqualitas, from æqualis; It. equalità, ugualità, Sp. igualdad, Pg. igualdade, Pr. eagaltat, Fr. égalité.]

1Sense 1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in quantity or degree as compared; correspondence in bulk, value, rank, properties, or the like; as, the equality of two bodies in length or thickness; the equality of men; an equality of rights. “A footing of equality with nobles and ministers of state.” Macaulay.

2Sense 2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.

3Sense 3. Evenness; plainness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.

4Sense 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 of units of measure of a certain kind that x does.