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| e·qual [ kwəl ] |
adjective |
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1. identical: identical in size, quantity, value, or standard
  equal quantities of flour and sugar
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2. with the same rights: having the same privileges, rights, status, and opportunities as others
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3. with even balance: evenly balanced between opposing sides
hoping for a more equal match in the second game
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4. equipped with necessary qualities: equipped with the necessary qualities or means to accomplish something
didn't think he would be equal to the task
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5. U.S. impartial: treating or affecting all things impartially
marked all the students' papers with an equal pen
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6. equivalent: having the same effect, application, or meaning as somebody or something else
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noun (plural e·quals) |
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somebody or something equal: somebody or something equal in quality to another
The computers are equals in speed, and this one costs less.
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verb (past and past participle e·qualed, present participle e·qual·ing, 3rd person present singular e·quals) |
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1. transitive verb do something equal to something else: to do, produce, or achieve something to the same standard or of the same value as something else
And with that jump, she has equaled the world record.
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2. intransitive verb become equal: to become identical
It will all equal out in the end.
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3. transitive verb mathematics have same value as something else: to be equal to something else, usually in value
Two plus two equals four.
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| [14th century. < Latin aequalis< aequus "equal, even"] |
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first among equals the most powerful or influential person in a group whose members are supposed to have equal status
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