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Equality vs Equivalency - What's the difference?

equality | equivalency | Synonyms |

Equality is a synonym of equivalency.


In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between equality and equivalency

is that equality is (uncountable) the equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences while equivalency is (uncountable) equivalence.

As nouns the difference between equality and equivalency

is that equality is (uncountable) the fact of being equal while equivalency is (countable) an equivalent thing.

equality

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

  • (uncountable) The fact of being equal.
  • (uncountable, mathematics) The fact of being equal, of having the same value.
  • (uncountable) The equal treatment of people irrespective of social or cultural differences.

    • Synonyms

    * (fact of being equal ): equivalence parity,

    Antonyms

    * (fact of being equal ): difference, inequality * (equal treatment of people ): discrimination, inequality nonequivilence

    equivalency

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

  • (countable) An equivalent thing.
  • (uncountable) equivalence