adjective
the same in number, amount, degree, rank, or quality
having the same mathematical value
not changing :the same for each person
formal :able to do what is needed - + to
all/other things being equal
noun
plural equals
[count] :someone or something that is as good, skillful, valuable, etc., as another person or thing
first among equals
verb
equals; US equaled or chiefly Brit equalled; US equaling or chiefly Brit equalling
[linking verb] - used to say that one amount or number is the same as another
[+ obj] to be as good as (something else)
to produce something that is as good as (something else) or to do something as well as (someone else)
[+ obj] :to have the same force, effect, etc., as (something else) - usually used as (be) equaled