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equal to vs equal with

Both phrases are commonly used in English to indicate that two things are the same in value, size, or importance. However, 'equal to' is more widely accepted and preferred in formal contexts, while 'equal with' is less common but is still used in informal speech.
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that two things are the same in value, size, or importance.

"equal to"

Use 'equal to' when comparing two things to show they are the same in some aspect.

Examples:

  • The sum of 5 and 3 is equal to 8.
  • Her dedication is equal to her talent.
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  • Apr 14, 2023 ... Equivalent to means that the two objects you're looking at have an an equivalent structure (oftentimes this is an isomorphism). Equal to means they are the ...
  • Feb 9, 2017 ... I'm trying to setup conditional formatting so that when a cell has a value of less than or equal to zero, the cell will highlight.
  • Apr 22, 2022 ... I'm trying to make one of the variables (Currency) highlighted to the colour yellow on the Excel output if it doesn't equal to USD but it comes up as "Parse ...
  • May 13, 2018 ... One last thing: triggering the bug outside of a debug session always seems to cause errors in the form Navigation ID X is not equal to the ...
  • Aug 3, 2021 ... However, I encountered this problem “Execute failed: Cell count in row “Row0” is not equal to length of column names array: 4 vs. 5”. Does ...
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  • Find 182 different ways to say EQUAL TO, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
  • Jul 12, 2011 ... Hi,,,,, Is there any syntax or operator to write !=(not equal to) Regards, Binod Kr. - 273959.
  • Mar 25, 2020 ... I want to drop all values that are not equal to either 100 or 200. So that my entire dataset has only countries represented by the numbers 200 and 100.

Alternatives:

  • equivalent to
  • the same as
  • identical to
  • on a par with
  • commensurate with

This phrase is less common but still used in informal speech to indicate that two things are the same in value, size, or importance.

"equal with"

Use 'equal with' in informal contexts when comparing two things to show they are the same in some aspect.

Examples:

  • His skills are equal with hers.
  • The taste of this dish is equal with that one.
  • Jan 8, 2011 ... What is the difference between "equal to" and "equal with"? Thank you in advance. Back to top. excaelis ...
  • Find 13 different ways to say EQUAL WITH, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
  • Jul 21, 2019 ... Hi What I have found is the preposition "to" after "to be equal". I wonder if " with" is correct like in this example: "Women are equal with ...
  • May 19, 2017 ... NorbertNemec commented on Sep 16, 2020. The current Assert.Equal with an integer precision and rounding based comparison is fundamentally ...
  • Aug 8, 2009 ... (KJV) 6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: I've been trying to understand what the above phrase ...
  • Sep 21, 2017 ... Deep equal with symbols as keys does not fail #1054. Closed. fflorent opened this issue on Sep 21, 2017 · 18 comments · May be fixed by #1457.
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  • Aug 26, 2024 ... Denny Burk — Making Himself Equal with God — Part II (John 5:19–23). PreviewE. Aug 25·Kenwood Baptist Church at Victory Memorial. Save on ...
  • xUnit assert two values are equal with some tolerance · Ask Question. Asked 5 years, 2 months ago. Modified yesterday. Viewed 16k times. This question shows ...
  • Sep 9, 2011 ... How in the world to I add a 'equal with a delta over it' symbol? Its used in some texts for 'is equal by definition'. Usually just one line ...

Alternatives:

  • equivalent with
  • the same with

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