\E*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Equalities}. [L. aequalitas,
fr. aequalis equal. See {Equal}.]
1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in
   quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,
   rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in
   length or thickness; an equality of rights.
         A footing of equality with nobles.    --Macaulay.
2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness;
   uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.
3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.
4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or
   magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the
   symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same
   number and kind of units of measure that x does.
{Confessional equality}. See under {Confessional}.