# equal

Pronunciation: say "EE-kwuhl" /ˈiːkwəl/

## Adjective

1. The same as something else in amount, size, value, degree, or quality.
   - Simple: The same in size, number, amount, or how good something is.
   - _The two angles are equal in measure._
   - _Divide the total sum into equal parts before sharing it out._
2. Having or deserving the same status, rights, or treatment as another.
   - Simple: Having the same rights, value, or treatment as others.
   - _The constitution declares that all people are equal regardless of background._
   - _They marched for equal access to housing, schools, and jobs._
7. Adequate to a task; sufficiently capable or qualified.
   - Simple: Having enough skill or strength to do something.
   - _The young officer proved equal to the crisis._
   - _Few volunteers were equal to the demands of the expedition._

## Verb

3. To be exactly the same in value or amount as something, as one side of an equation is to the other; to correspond to.
   - Simple: To have the same value as something else.
   - _One mile equals a little more than one and a half kilometers._
   - _The interior angles of a triangle always equal one hundred eighty degrees in total._
5. To amount to or result in; to mean in practice. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: To result in or add up to something.
   - _For many families, a lost job equals real hardship._
   - _Cutting corners now will equal much bigger problems later._
6. To match another in degree or some other quality; to measure up to.
   - Simple: To match something in amount or quality.
   - _Few sprinters can equal his record over that distance._
   - _Her later novels never quite equaled the power of her debut._

## Noun

4. A person or thing having the same status, rank, or value as another.
   - Simple: A person or thing that has the same rank or value as others.
   - _She finally met someone she considered an intellectual equal._
   - _After years of working under her, he was finally promoted and treated as her equal._

## Verb

8. To make something equivalent to another; to cause it to match. *(rare)*
   - Simple: To make one thing match another.

## Adjective

9. Fair and impartial; treating all sides alike. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Fair and treating both sides the same.
10. Not varying; uniform, steady, and even. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Staying the same, steady and even.

## Noun

11. The condition of being equal; equality. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: The state of being the same in value or rank.

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Intended for voices of one general type, such as men's voices or treble voices sung by women or children, rather than mixed voices.

## Origin

This word comes from Latin 'aequālis', passing into English via Middle English 'equal'. It is a doublet of 'aequalis' and 'egal'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/equal (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).