AmE Some examples: 1 equals 1. 1 is equal to 1. My level of patience equals 0. My level of patience is equal to 0. Three feet equals one yard. Three feet is equal to one yard. Equals is generally used unless using a verb "is" and the phrase "equal to". While reading 3 ft = 1 yd you would say "three feet equals a yard," or "three feet is equal ...

Equals is correct, as is is equal to. There are some instances when one might use are, but that would be limited to when a quantity separates are from equal to, and would sound correct, but not necessarily be mathematically correct.

Are both is equal to and equals similar in meaning? Which is the more natural? For example, one plus one equals two or one plus one is equal to two.

Jun 27, 2015 · The notation a ≥ b means that a is greater than or equal to b (or, equivalently, not less than b, or at least b). An additional use of the notation is to show that one quantity is much greater than another, normally by several orders of magnitude.

Apr 5, 2016 · Equal means having some dimension in common (price, volume, meaning, etc -- This X is equal to that one -- whereas equivalent means 'is a satisfactory substitute for'. And substitution requires a context. Mostly any kind of "subtle differences" depend on the context, not the words. Or else they're just individual habits that are felt to be universal because they don't contradict anything.

May 16, 2011 · Equal/equally means exactly the same whereas equitable/equitably means fairly. For example, if you have two groups and both receive 50% of a resource that can be considered to be equal division of the resource, but may not be equitable.

May 13, 2016 · Which of the following is acceptable? That is a big dog. Its equivalent in size is a goat. That is a big dog. Its equivalence in size is a goat.

May 9, 2021 · Meanwhile, the famous Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln begins with: Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Jul 31, 2015 · If two subjects are of the same parity with respect to every and any conceivable regard, they might be said to be exactly/precisely equal. Odd numbers are of the same parity when it comes to the divisibility by two.

May 9, 2019 · Equal means two things ARE the same, at least with regards to the quality you're talking about. Being coequal, rather, is a more general statement about the relative standing of the things being considered.