Hahahhah all of that to reply to Fidds, and you choose instead to only answer to a piddling semantic quibble?
On 16 Feb, 00:08, fiddler <[email protected]> wrote: > Main Entry: equal·i·ty > Pronunciation: \i-ˈkwä-lə-tē\ > Function: noun > Inflected Form(s): plural equal·i·ties > Date: 15th century > > 1 : the quality or state of being equal > 2 : equation 2a > ---------------------------------------------- > > e⋅qual⋅i⋅ty > /ɪˈkwɒlɪti/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [i-kwol-i-tee] Show IPA > –noun, plural -ties. > 1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, > degree, value, rank, or ability. > 2. uniform character, as of motion or surface. > 3. Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > # the quality of being the same in quantity or measure or value or > status > # a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; > "on a par with the best" > wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn > > # In geometry, two sets of points are called congruent if, and only > if, one can be transformed into the other by an isometry, i.e., a > combination of translations, rotations and reflections. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(objects) > > # Equality, or more formally the identity relation, is the binary > relation on a set X defined by . > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(mathematics) > > # Social equality is a social state of affairs in which all people > within a specific society or isolated group have the same status in a > certain respect. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(law) > > # In computer science a relational operator is a programming language > construct or operator that tests some kind of relation between two > entities. These include numerical equality (e.g., 5 = 5) and > inequalities (e.g., 4 ≥ 3). ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(relational_operator) > > # Equality is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, and the sequel to > Looking Backward: 2000–1887 and was first published in 1897. ... > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_(book) > > # The fact of being equal; (mathematics) The fact of being equal, of > having the same value; The equal treatment of people irrespective of > social ... > en.wiktionary.org/wiki/equality > > # The idea that all people should be given the same rights and respect > regardless of things like race, age, gender or social > status.www.sos.ky.gov/kids/civics/glossary.htm > > # a measure of how similar people are to one another. It can be > measured quantitatively with such measures as wealth concentration, > Gini coefficients, and percentiles. > oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth370/gloss.html > > # suggests equal access to resources and opportunities and equal > participation in all realms of society for women and men, but also for > members of different races, ethnic groups and > religions.www.fasngo.org/terms.html > > # The principle by which all persons or things under consideration are > treated in the same way.www.emro.who.int/mei/mep/Healthsystemsglossary.htm > > # (a) Citizens are equal before the law, without discrimination > because of sex, blood, language, social origin, or religion. (b) Equal > opportunities are guaranteed to all citizens, according to the > law.www.yourdictionary.com/library/iraqglossary.html > > # Two object in Smalltalk are equal if they of the same species and > have equivalent contents. Contrast with > identity.www.mimuw.edu.pl/~sl/teaching/00_01/Delfin_EC/Glossary.htm > > # of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the > United States or by any State on account of > sex.www.statemaster.com/encyclopedia/Equal-Rights-Amendment > > ________________________________________________________ > > same·ness (smns) > n. > 1. The quality or condition of being the same. > 2. A lack of variety or change; monotony. > ---------------------------------------------- > sameness definition > > same·ness (sām′nis) > > noun > > 1. the state or quality of being the same; identity or uniformity > 2. lack of change or variety; monotony > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > same (sām) > > adjective > > 1. being the very one; identical > 2. alike in kind, quality, amount, or degree; corresponding: often > prefixed to nouns or past participles to form adjectives > 3. unchanged; not different to look the same as ever > 4. before-mentioned; just spoken of > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Main Entry: 1same > Pronunciation: \ˈsām\ > Function: adjective > Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse samr; akin to Old High > German sama same, Latin simulis like, simul together, at the same > time, similis like, sem- one, Greek homos same, hama together, hen-, > heis one > Date: 13th century > > 1 a : resembling in every relevant respect b : conforming in every > respect —used with as > 2 a : being one without addition, change, or discontinuance : > identical b : being the one under discussion or already referred to > 3 : corresponding so closely as to be indistinguishable > 4 : equal in size, shape, value, or importance —usually used with the > or a demonstrative (as that, those) in all senses > ___________________________________________________ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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