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   E·qual·i·ty

   /ēˈkwälədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities: "an organization aiming to promote racial equality" Similar fairnessjustnessequitabilityimpartialityeven-handednessegalitarianismequal rightsequal opportunitiesnondiscriminationjusticefreedomemancipationrare:coequalityOpposite inequality
   • ▪ a symbolic expression of the fact that two quantities are equal; an equation.

   Word Origin late Middle English: via Old French from Latin aequalitas, from aequalis (see equal).

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   Equality is the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the same treatment. Learn more about the meaning, usage and synonyms of equality in English with Cambridge Dictionary.

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     INEQUALITY definition: 1. the unfair situation in society...

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     DIVERSITY definition: 1. the fact of many different types of...

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     EQUALITY meaning: 1. the right of different groups of people...

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   Equality definition: the state or quality of being equal 2; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability. See examples of EQUALITY used in a sentence.

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