adjective / verb / noun

equal

EE-kwul/ˈiːkwəl/

The same as another in a particular respect.

The level balance holds equal amounts of identical cubes in each pan.

A level two-pan balance holds three identical wooden cubes in each pan, making equal amounts immediately visible.

Etymology

Latin aequus linked physical levelness with being “on a level with” something else. That connection explains how equal applies to matching amounts and values as well as rank or ability.

In context

Centum Academy74:11

these two blue lines they are parallel they are parallel and they are having the same length so that is the reason why a plus b is equal to b plus a

Vectors in Motion in Two Dimensions Part 1

More examples

Four quarters equal one dollar.
She treats every teammate as an equal.
Both players have an equal chance of winning.

Forms

equal · equals · equaled · equaling

equality noun — The state of being equal.

equally adverb — To the same degree or extent.

Similar words

equivalent: Equal in value or function, though possibly different in form.
identical: Exactly alike, rather than equal in just one respect.