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Thesaurus > Abstract relations > Quantity > Comparative quantity

27. Equality (sameness of quantity or degree)

Nouns

  • equality, parity, coextension [obs3], symmetry, balance, poise; evenness, monotony, level.
  • equivalence; equipollence [obs3], equipoise, equilibrium, equiponderance [obs3]; par, quits, a wash; not a pin to choose; distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other; tweedle dee and tweedle dum [Lat]; identity etc. S13; similarity etc. S17.
  • equalization, equation; equilibration, co*ordination, adjustment, readjustment; drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat.
  • match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother; equivalent.

Verbs

  • be equal etc. adj.; equal, match, reach, keep pace with, run abreast; come to, amount to, come up to; be on a level with, lie on a level with; balance; cope with; come to the same thing.
  • render equal etc. adj.; equalize level, dress, balance, equate, handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt etc. (render accordant) S23; strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes.

Adjectives

  • equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate; on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant [obs3].
  • equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous; synonymous etc. S522; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant [obs3], equiponderous [obs3], equibalanced [obs3]; equalized etc. v.; drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric [obs3], isoperimetrical [obs3]; isobath [Oceanography], isobathic [Oceanography].

Adverbs

  • equally etc. adj.; pari passu [Lat], ad eundum [Lat], caeteris paribus [Lat]; in equilibrio [Lat]; to all intents and purposes.

Phrases

  • it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing; what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
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