| 释义 |
equal·i·ty
\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 |