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.
