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noun

• A person or thing of equal status to others.

  Example: This beer has no equal.

• State of being equal; equality.

verb

• To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

  Example: Two plus two equals four.

• To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

  Example: David equaled the water levels of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter.

• To have as its consequence.

  Example: Losing this deal equals losing your job.

adjective

• The same in all respects.

  Example: All men are created equal.

• Exactly identical, having the same value.

  Example: All right angles are equal.

• Fair, impartial.

• Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

  Example: This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it.

• Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

  Example: an equal movement

• Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.