The difference between Equal and Imply

When used as verbs, equal means to be equal to, to have the same value as, whereas imply means to have as a necessary consequence.

Equal is also noun with the meaning: a person or thing of equal status to others.

Equal is also adjective with the meaning: the same in all respects.

check bellow for the other definitions of Equal and Imply

  1. Equal as an adjective (not comparable):

    The same in all respects.

    Examples:

    "'Equal conditions should produce equal results."

    "All men are created equal."

  2. Equal as an adjective (mathematics, not comparable):

    Exactly identical, having the same value.

    Examples:

    "All right angles are equal."

  3. Equal as an adjective (obsolete):

    Fair, impartial.

  4. Equal as an adjective (comparable):

    Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.

    Examples:

    "This test is pretty tough, but I think I'm equal to it."

  5. Equal as an adjective (obsolete):

    Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

    Examples:

    "an equal movement"

  6. Equal as an adjective (music):

    Intended for voices of one kind only, either all male or all female; not mixed.

  1. Equal as a verb (mathematics):

    To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

    Examples:

    "Two plus two equals four."

  2. Equal as a verb:

    To be equivalent to; to match

    Examples:

    "David equaled the water level of the bottles, so they now both contain exactly 1 liter."

  3. Equal as a verb (informal):

    To have as its consequence.

    Examples:

    "Losing this deal equals losing your job."

    "Might does not equal right."

  1. Equal as a noun:

    A person or thing of equal status to others.

    Examples:

    "We're all equals here."

    "This beer has no equal."

  2. Equal as a noun (obsolete):

    State of being equal; equality.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Spenser"

  1. Imply as a verb (transitive, of a proposition):

    to have as a necessary consequence

    Examples:

    "The proposition that "all dogs are mammals" implies that my dog is a mammal"

  2. Imply as a verb (transitive, of a person):

    to suggest by logical inference

    Examples:

    "When I state that your dog is brown, I am not implying that all dogs are brown"

  3. Imply as a verb (transitive, of a person or proposition):

    to hint; to insinuate; to suggest tacitly and avoid a direct statement

    Examples:

    "What do you mean "we need to be more careful with hygiene"? Are you implying that I don't [[wash]] my hands?"

  4. Imply as a verb (archaic):

    to enfold, entangle.

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