Equal
adjective
Having the same size, amount, value, or importance as something else.
Equal parts of milk and water
Often appears as...
- equal parts
- equal rights
verb
To be the same as something in value, measure, force, effect etc.
Nothing can ever equal the joy of seeing her smile.
Often appears as...
- equal to
- equal in
adjective
Having the same importance or having the same rights to do something or say something as someone else.
We all have an equal role to play in the team's success.
Often appears as...
- equal shares
- equal voice
noun
A person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
As a composer, he has no equals.
Often appears as...
- has no equals
- without equals
adjective
Having the same size, amount, value, or importance as something else.
Equal parts of milk and water
Often appears as...
- equal parts
- equal rights
verb
To be the same as something in value, measure, force, effect etc.
Nothing can ever equal the joy of seeing her smile.
Often appears as...
- equal to
- equal in
adjective
Having the same importance or having the same rights to do something or say something as someone else.
We all have an equal role to play in the team's success.
Often appears as...
- equal shares
- equal voice
noun
A person or thing considered to be the same as another in status or quality.
As a composer, he has no equals.
Often appears as...
- has no equals
- without equals
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Usage
Often used to represent quantities or amounts that are the same in math.
If a + b equals c, then a and b are equal contributors to the sum c.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-physical Traits
Applies to intangible qualities like importance, not just physical measurements.
Their contributions to the project were equal in value, though not in hours.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Usage
Often used to represent quantities or amounts that are the same in math.
If a + b equals c, then a and b are equal contributors to the sum c.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-physical Traits
Applies to intangible qualities like importance, not just physical measurements.
Their contributions to the project were equal in value, though not in hours.
Pro Tip 1/2Mathematical Usage
Often used to represent quantities or amounts that are the same in math.
If a + b equals c, then a and b are equal contributors to the sum c.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-physical Traits
Applies to intangible qualities like importance, not just physical measurements.
Their contributions to the project were equal in value, though not in hours.
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Your body language may...
And this is really important in the MBA classroom, because participation counts for half the grade. So business schools have been struggling with this gender grade gap. You get these equally qualified women and men coming in and then you get these differences in grades, and it seems to be partly attributable to participation.
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I am here to confuse you...
equals my brother and I were brought up as equals but there was an a clam outside that was very different that treated women like children who needed men's permission to do everything and I fell into a deep depression because I didn't know where I fit in between those differences two main changes and two main lessons in
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How do animals...
Animals are clearly important to us, so it's equally important that we avoid causing them unnecessary pain. For animals that are similar to us, like mammals, it's often obvious when they're hurting. But there's a lot that isn't obvious, like whether pain relievers that work on us also help them.
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The benefits of a...
While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions. And depending on their situation and how they acquired each language, they can be classified into three general types.
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Would you opt for a life...
because pleasure is the greatest good that life has to offer. For hedonists, the best choice that a person could make for himself is one that brings him the greatest possible amount of pleasure while bringing him no pain. Limitless pleasure minus zero pain equals maximum net pleasure,
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The unexpected math...
behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence. And neither did other artists' work that seemed equally turbulent at first glance,
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Can you solve the frog...
To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse, the male and female occur in equal numbers and look identical,
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Time Is But a Stubborn...
equals the natural log of 1 plus v squared. And since v equals y over x, that gives us the final function, x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals 0. And speaking truthfully, sir, your mere presence
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5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
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Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish
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Your body language may...
And this is really important in the MBA classroom, because participation counts for half the grade. So business schools have been struggling with this gender grade gap. You get these equally qualified women and men coming in and then you get these differences in grades, and it seems to be partly attributable to participation.
Video examples
I am here to confuse you...
equals my brother and I were brought up as equals but there was an a clam outside that was very different that treated women like children who needed men's permission to do everything and I fell into a deep depression because I didn't know where I fit in between those differences two main changes and two main lessons in
Video examples
How do animals...
Animals are clearly important to us, so it's equally important that we avoid causing them unnecessary pain. For animals that are similar to us, like mammals, it's often obvious when they're hurting. But there's a lot that isn't obvious, like whether pain relievers that work on us also help them.
Video examples
The benefits of a...
While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions. And depending on their situation and how they acquired each language, they can be classified into three general types.
Video examples
Would you opt for a life...
because pleasure is the greatest good that life has to offer. For hedonists, the best choice that a person could make for himself is one that brings him the greatest possible amount of pleasure while bringing him no pain. Limitless pleasure minus zero pain equals maximum net pleasure,
Video examples
The unexpected math...
behave remarkably similar to fluid turbulence. His self-portrait with a pipe, from a calmer period in Van Gogh's life, showed no sign of this correspondence. And neither did other artists' work that seemed equally turbulent at first glance,
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
To save your life, you need the antidote excreted by a certain species of frog. Unfortunately, only the female of the species produces the antidote, and to make matters worse, the male and female occur in equal numbers and look identical,
Video examples
Time Is But a Stubborn...
equals the natural log of 1 plus v squared. And since v equals y over x, that gives us the final function, x squared plus y squared minus c x cubed equals 0. And speaking truthfully, sir, your mere presence
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5 Amazing Animal...
the ratio between the sexes among newborns is usually equal true to form two of these cubs are male and to a female it will be rare indeed for all four of them to reach maturity many dangers lie ahead
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Can you solve the fish...
Now, remember that the fish are equally distributed across all the tanks. Why is that important? Because it means that one of the possible values for the total amount of fish
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it.
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Helen Keller
American Author
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
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W. H. Auden
English Poet
In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.
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James Madison
American President
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
American Boxer
Don't ever know who you may meet, or just because a person may not be dressed up all fancy, don't mean they're not an important person. You just don't ever know who you're gonna meet in life. So that's why I look at everybody as equal. Can't just judge. I treat everybody with respect. Every man.
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Maya Angelou
American Poet
It is impossible to struggle for civil rights, equal rights for blacks, without including whites. Because equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it. That is the truth of it.
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Helen Keller
American Author
It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal.
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W. H. Auden
English Poet
In a world of prayer, we are all equal in the sense that each of us is a unique person, with a unique perspective on the world, a member of a class of one.
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Kamala Harris
American Vice President
The bells will ring and the marriages will begin. And it's a great day in our state for equal protection under the law for all people.
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Billie Eilish
American Singer
I think everybody deserves an equal amount of appreciation whether how old they are, but I mean, I'm cool with the praise. I'm good.
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James Madison
American President
As a man is said to have a right to his property, he may be equally said to have a property in his rights.
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Lady Gaga
American Singer
We are not actually equal - humanity - if we are not allowed to freely love one another.
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Marilyn Monroe
American Actress
Girls shouldn't worry about being the equal of men in the business world.
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Walter Scott
Scottish Novelist
For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.
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