Definition of equals Equals
/iˈkwʌlz/ - [eekwulz] -
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What does equals mean?
Wiktionary 
- equals (Noun)
The symbol =. - equals (Noun)
Plural of equal.
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| equal - make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching; "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors" | ||
| match, equalize, equalise, equate | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| homologise, homologize make homologous | ||
| homogenise, homogenize cause to become equal or homogeneous as by mixing; "homogenize the main ingredients" | ||
| tie, draw form a knot or bow in; "tie a necktie" | ||
| equal - be identical or equivalent to; "One dollar equals 1,000 rubles these days!" | ||
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| differ be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect" | ||
| equate, correspond be equivalent or parallel, in mathematics | ||
| gibe, jibe, correspond, tally, agree, fit, match, check shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" | ||
| correspond, stand for, represent exchange messages; "My Russian pen pal and I have been corresponding for several years" | ||
| translate change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil" | ||
| equal - be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents" | ||
| touch, rival, match | ||
| compete, vie, contend compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others | ||
Adjectiveequal, equaler, equalest |
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| equal - having the same quantity, value, or measure as another; "on equal terms"; "all men are equal before the law" | ||
| unequal poorly balanced or matched in quantity or value or measure | ||
| commensurate corresponding in size or degree or extent; "pay should be commensurate with the time worked" | ||
| comparable able to be compared or worthy of comparison | ||
| same unchanged in character or nature; "the village stayed the same"; "his attitude is the same as ever" | ||
| equality the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or status | ||
| equivalent, tantamount being essentially equal to something; "it was as good as gold"; "a wish that was equivalent to a command"; "his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt" | ||
| tight, close affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow; "tight money"; "a tight market" | ||
| coequal having the same standing before the law | ||
| coordinate of equal importance, rank, or degree | ||
| equidistant the same distance apart at every point | ||
| equilateral having all sides or faces equal | ||
| fifty-fifty, even equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced; "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight" | ||
| half-and-half in equal parts; "a half-and-half mixture" | ||
| isochronal, isochronous equal in duration or interval; "the oscillations were isochronal" | ||
| isoclinal, isoclinic having equal magnetic inclinations | ||
| isometrical, isometric of or involving muscular contraction in which tension increases while length remains constant | ||
| isothermal of a process or change taking place at constant temperature | ||
| quits on equal terms by payment or requital; "we're now quits"; "finally quits with the loan" | ||
| equal - having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" | ||
| adequate | ||
| inadequate, unequal lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" | ||
| satisfactory meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" | ||
| adequateness, adequacy the quality of being able to meet a need satisfactorily: "he questioned the adequacy of the usual sentimental interpretation of the Golden Rule" | ||
| adequate to, equal to, up to, capable having the requisite qualities for; "equal to the task"; "the work isn't up to the standard I require" | ||
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Wiktionary
- equal (Noun)
A person or thing of equal status to others. - equal (Noun)
State of being equal; equality. - equal (Verb)
To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to. - equal (Verb)
To be equivalent to; to match. - equal (Verb)
To have as its consequence. - equal (Adjective)
The same in all respects. - equal (Adjective)
Exactly identical, having the same value. - equal (Adjective)
Fair, impartial. - equal (Adjective)
Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- equal (a.)
Agreeing in quantity, size, quality, degree, value, etc.; having the same magnitude, the same value, the same degree, etc.; -- applied to number, degree, quantity, and intensity, and to any subject which admits of them; neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of land, water, etc. ; houses of equal size; persons of equal stature or talents; commodities of equal value. - equal (a.)
Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is not equal to the task. - equal (a.)
Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal movement. - equal (a.)
Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side; characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable; just. - equal (a.)
Of the same interest or concern; indifferent. - equal (a.)
Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; -- opposed to mixed. - equal (a.)
Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity. - equal (n.)
One not inferior or superior to another; one having the same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents, strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the remainders are equal." - equal (n.)
State of being equal; equality. - equal (v. t.)
To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to be commen/urate with. - equal (v. t.)
To make equal return to; to recompense fully. - equal (v. t.)
To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare or regard as equals; to put on equality.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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Having a specified quality that another has. -
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To be equal to in quality or ability.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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ē′kwal, adj. identical: of the same value: adequate: in just proportion: fit: equable: uniform: equitable: evenly balanced: just.—n. one of the same age, rank, &c.—v.t. to be, or to make, equal to:—pr.p. ē′qualling; pa.p. ē′qualled.—n. Equalisā′tion, the act of making equal: state of being equalised.—v.t. E′qualise, to make equal.—adj. and n. Equalitār′ian, of or pertaining to the equality of mankind.—n. Equal′ity, the condition of being equal: sameness: evenness.—adv. E′qually.—n. E′qualness, the state of being equal: evenness: uniformity.—v.t. Equāte′, to reduce to an average or to a common standard of comparison: to regard as equal:—pr.p. equāt′ing; pa.p. equāt′ed.—ns. Equā′tion, the act of making equal: (alg.) a statement of the equality of two quantities: reduction to a mean proportion; Equā′tor (geog.), a great circle passing round the middle of the globe and dividing it into two equal parts: (astron.) the equinoctial.—adj. Equatō′rial, of or pertaining to the equator.—n. an instrument for observing and following a celestial body in any part of its diurnal course.—adv. Equatō′rially, so as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.—Equal to the occasion, fit or able for an emergency.—Equation of time, the reduction from mean solar time to apparent solar time.—An equal (Spens.), a state of equality.—Personal equation, any error common to all the observations of some one person, any tendency to error or prejudice due to the personal characteristics of some person for which allowance must be made. [L. æqualis—æquāre, to make equal—æquus, equal.]
Wikipedia 
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In mathematics, two things are equal, when they are the same. That is, they have the same (mathematical) value, and the same mathematical properties. Mathematicians use the "equals" operator (Which they write as the "=" sign) to say this.
"x = y" is obviously the same as "y = x". Equations are equal. Inequality is unequal.
In mathematical logic, the equivalence (equal) relation is defined as follows: Given any logic predicate P, "x = y" only if "P(x) = P(y)". In other words, if you find a predicate that has a different truth value when it is applied to either x or y, then the two cannot be equal.
Here is a simple way of saying that: if two things are equal, anything that is true about one of them has to be true about the other one.
In geometry, the word congruence is often preferred. Numbers are equal, geometrical objects are congruent. Two shapes are congruent if one can be moved or rotated so that it fits exactly where the other one is. If you have to shrink or enlarge one of the two objects, they are not congruent. They are called "similar"
In Computer Science, usually, the mathematical definition is used. Very often, the comparison is written "==" (and the assigment, ie. giving a value, is written "=", or ":="). In object-oriented languages, or languages who have pointers, there is an additional problem. Those languages know of references (what are in fact pointers). If two such references do not reference the exactly same object, they are different. "a == b" will be fals
