to equal

Examples

• All

• So we can say the distance is equal to y -, X.

• As of this date, the total number of both surveys equaled 217, representing an overall return rate of 82.2%.

  Academic text (2008)

• And now that Y should also equal N, right?

• Thus, leadership in one domain may not equal that in another area of life.

  Academic text (2008)

• The private costs of holding money would equal the social costs of producing it.

  Academic text (1990)

• Thousands of adventures, however, are too many to equal one truly unforgettable adventure.

  Fiction book (1995)

• A mean score is calculated, where 1 equals the most pro-environmental attitude.

  Academic text (1999)

• They've met the challenge; they've equaled or beaten anything Earth has ever produced!

  Fiction book (1992)

• Instead, she accepts the Natives as equals and avoids the prejudice that impairs Jones's work.

  Academic text (2008)

• In terms of skill, she hopes to equal her competitors by training harder.

Synonyms

M

to match

vsto equal

841 1.0

To be the same color or style as something else

is stricter requiring exact sameness rather than loose similarity or harmony

A

to amount to

vsto equal

229 3.1

Be the same as something, often a bad result

applies across value quality or ability comparisons rather than only results

E

to equate

vsto equal

95 4.4

Think one thing is the same as another

involves actual matching or making items identical rather than only describing them

C

to correspond

vsto equal

68 3.8

Be similar to something in meaning, amount or place

focuses on matching value quality or ability rather than only function or position

Antonyms

D

to differ

152 2.6

To be different from another person or thing in some way

Idioms

E

equal to

69 2.8

Having the skill or strength to do a task

Compounds

E

equal opportunity

25 3.1

The idea that everyone should have the same chance for jobs, school, or promotion whatever their background

E

equal protection of the laws

• Formal

3 7.1

Right for every person to receive the same treatment under the law

E

equal-opportunity employer

3 3.4

A company that hires people no matter their race, religion, gender or age

E

equal opportunity

• Specialized

1 7.2

A rule that a computer system correctly chooses people who should have a positive result equally across groups

E

equal sign

• Specialized

1 1.0

The symbol '=' shows two values are the same

E

equal temperament

• Specialized

8.4

A way of tuning that divides the octave into twelve equal steps so every key sounds similar

E

equal-area map projection

• Specialized

7.9

A way of drawing the world on a flat map that keeps areas the correct size

E

equal-area projection

• Specialized

7.7

A way of making a flat map that keeps each place's area the same as on the globe

L

law of equal areas

• Specialized

9.5

A rule that a line from a planet to the sun covers equal areas in equal times

How Equal

to match

841 1.0

to equal

245 1.0

to differ

152 2.6

to fall short of

25 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology