equality
equality Lexical Profile
equality Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities within society.
"The organization has spent decades campaigning for gender and racial equality in the workplace."
The condition or quality of being uniform or the same in quantity, measure, value, or degree.
"The treaty was negotiated on the basis of strict equality between the two trading partners."
A symbolic mathematical statement asserting that two expressions have the same value, typically joined by an equals sign.
"To solve the system, substitute the variable from the first equality into the second equation."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Equality' is often distinguished from 'equity' in social and political contexts: 'equality' refers to giving everyone the exact same resources or legal status, whereas 'equity' refers to distributing resources based on individual needs to achieve fair outcomes.
• Rhymes for equality
Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century from Old French 'equalite', from Latin 'aequalitatem' (evenness, smoothness, uniformity), derived from 'aequalis' (uniform, identical, equal), from 'aequus' (level, even, just).