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Equality (other)
Equality generally refers to the fact of being equal, of having the same value. In specific contexts, equality may refer to: Society * Egalitarianism, a trend of thought that favors equality for all people ** Political egalitarianism, in which all members of a society are of equal standing * Equal opportunity, a stipulation that all people should be treated similarly * Equality of outcome, in which the general conditions of people's lives are similar * Substantive equality, Equality of outcome for groups * For specific groups: ** Gender equality ** Racial equality * Social equality, in which all people within a group have the same status * Economic inequality * Equality Party (other), several political parties * Consociationalism, in which an ethnically, religiously, or linguistically divided state functions by cooperation of each group's elites Law * Equality before the law, the principle under which all people are subject to the same laws * Equality Act (disambigua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equal (other)
Equal(s) may refer to: Mathematics * Equality (mathematics). * Equals sign (=), a mathematical symbol used to indicate equality. Arts and entertainment * Equals (film), ''Equals'' (film), a 2015 American science fiction film * Equals (game), ''Equals'' (game), a board game * The Equals, a British pop group formed in 1965 * "Equal", a 2016 song by Chrisette Michele from ''Milestone (Chrisette Michele album), Milestone'' * "Equal", a 2022 song by Odesza featuring Låpsley from ''The Last Goodbye (album), The Last Goodbye'' * "Equals", a 2009 song by Set Your Goals from ''This Will Be the Death of Us'' * Equal (TV series), ''Equal'' (TV series), a 2020 American docuseries on HBO * = (album), ''='' (album), a 2021 album by Ed Sheeran * "=", a 2022 song by J-Hope from ''Jack in the Box (album), Jack in the Box'' Other uses * Equal (sweetener), a brand of artificial sweetener. * EQUAL Community Initiative, an initiative within the European Social Fund of the European Union. See also [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equals Sign
The equals sign (British English) or equal sign (American English), also known as the equality sign, is the mathematical symbol , which is used to indicate equality. In an equation it is placed between two expressions that have the same value, or for which one studies the conditions under which they have the same value. In Unicode and ASCII it has the code point U+003D. It was invented in 1557 by the Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde. History Prior to 16th century there was no common symbol for equality, and equality was usually expressed with a word, such as ''aequales, aequantur, esgale, faciunt, ghelijck'' or ''gleich,'' and sometimes by the abbreviated form ''aeq'', or simply and . Diophantus's use of , short for ( 'equals'), in '' Arithmetica'' () is considered one of the first uses of an equals sign. The symbol, now universally accepted in mathematics for equality, was first recorded by the Welsh mathematician Robert Recorde in '' The Whetstone of Witte'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
