- Is equal to or equals - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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
- Equal versus Equals - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
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 to a yard"
- Equal, is equal to, equals, are equal to - English Language Usage . . .
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
- Arithmetic comparison: Equals, is equal to or is?
Which of the following examples is are phrased correctly? Twenty divided by five is four Twenty divided by five equals four Twenty divided by five is equal to four Are all the options correct
- Equals - a verb or not? - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
But in the example in question, equals is not actually being used as a verb When used as a verb, equals is used in the following manner: X equals Y But here is a simplified version of the example sentence in question: They stood as equals In fact, if you look at the heading Recent Examples on the Web: Noun, you'll see the following example:
- Word that means First Among Equals
The only single words that I can think of that have ever been used to mean that have lost the meaning through the somewhat natural process where the "among equals" part becomes more or less of a joke: prince and its Latin root princeps In phrases, first citizen is commonly employed, and the plain Latin for first among equals, primus inter pares, has some history behind it
- Is I believe x does not equal y the same as I dont believe x equals y
I don't believe that x equals y simply means that a belief about the equality exists, but you do not share that belief If you substitute another verb for believe, the difference may be clearer: I know that x doesn't equal y I have actual knowledge that x and y are not equal Quite possibly I can show you facts to support this
- Equal vs Equivalent: Finer differences in meaning and usage? in 4 . . .
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
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