ēˈkwäləd.ē, ə̇ˈ-, -ətē, -i noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English equalite, from Middle French equalité, from Latin aequalitat-, aequalitas, from aequalis equal + -itat-, -itas -ity — more at equal
: the quality or state of being equal: as
a. : sameness or equivalence in number, quantity, or measure
equality of size
b. : likeness or sameness in quality, power, status, or degree
legal equality of states was accepted in spite of physical inequality — Herbert Weinschel
master and servant associating in equality
c. : evenness or uniformity especially of a surface or of a process or motion
d. : equability of temper
e. logic : identity — compare equivalence