equality
part of speech
noun (equality — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Equality is being equal: when people have the same rights, chances and respect, whatever their sex, skin colour, religion, disability or background. tree →
2) (maths) Equality is when two amounts are the same; a statement with an equals sign, like 3 + 4 = 7, is an equality. tree →
sense in the lessons
In citizenship and history lessons, pupils learn about fights for equality: votes for women, civil rights, equal pay. In ethics, equality is a key part of fairness, though fairness sometimes means giving extra help to those who need it (equity). In maths, an equality must balance on both sides. Phrases: equality of opportunity, gender equality, racial equality, fight for equality.
examples
- Martin Luther King Jr fought for equality for Black Americans. tree →
- Our school values equality and respect. tree →
- Equality means everyone gets a fair chance. tree →
- In maths, 5 + 5 = 10 is an equality. tree →
- The sign = shows equality between two sides. tree →
- Women marched for equality at work. tree →
note
Uncountable. Adjective equal; verb equal / equalise. Maths: equality (=) vs inequality (<, >). Equality is not exactly equity: equality gives everyone the same; equity gives each what they need to have a fair chance.
In the corpora
- Then she shoved Connor, who always says he is «all for equality».
- Equality means nobody hits anybody, not that everybody may hit everybody.
- At school Connor told his friends, «I hit her because equality.
- Equality, Mum said, means everyone gets the same respect and the same rules — and the rule is that nobody hits anybody.
- Equality means everyone gets the same respect and the same rules, not that anyone may hit anyone.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «equality» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.