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Equality vs Fairness - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between equality and fairness

is that equality is (uncountable) the fact of being equal while fairness is the property of being fair or equitable.

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

    fairness

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia fairness)
  • The property of being fair or equitable.
    • In fairness , I should have asked before I borrowed your car.
  • The property of being fair or beautiful.

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