different between equal vs expert

English

Alternative forms

• æqual (archaic), æquall (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aequ?lis, of unknown origin. Doublet of egal.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?k'w?l, IPA^(key): /?i?kw?l/
• Rhymes: -i?kw?l

Adjective

equal (not generally comparable, comparative more equal, superlative most equal)

1. (not comparable) The same in all respects.
   • 1705, George Cheyne, The Philosophical Principles of Religion Natural and Revealed

     They who are not disposed to receive them may let them alone or reject them; it is equal to me.

2. (mathematics, not comparable) Exactly identical, having the same value.
3. (obsolete) Fair, impartial.
   • Are not my ways equal?
4. (comparable) Adequate; sufficiently capable or qualified.
   • 1881, Jane Austen, Emma, page 311

     her comprehension was certainly more equal to the covert meaning, the superior intelligence, of those five letters so arranged.

   • much less is it in my power to make my commendations equal to your merits.

   • 1842, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Threnody

     […] whose voice an equal messenger / Conveyed thy meaning mild.

5. (obsolete) Not variable; equable; uniform; even.

   • an equal temper

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

Usage notes

• In mathematics, this adjective can be used in phrases like "A and B are equal", "A is equal to B", and, less commonly, "A is equal with B".
• The most common comparative use is the ironic expression more equal.

Synonyms

• (the same in all respects): identical
• (the same in all relevant respects): equivalent
• (unvarying): even, fair, uniform, unvarying

Translations

Verb

equal (third-person singular simple present equals, present participle (Commonwealth) equalling or (US) equaling, simple past and past participle (Commonwealth) equalled or (US) equaled)

1. (mathematics, copulative) To be equal to, to have the same value as; to correspond to.

2. (transitive) To make equivalent to; to cause to match.

3. (informal) To have as its consequence.

Synonyms

• (to be equal to): be, is
• (informal, have as its consequence): entail, imply, lead to, mean, result in, spell

Translations

Noun

equal (plural equals)

1. A person or thing of equal status to others.

   • Those who were once his equals envy and defame him.
2. (obsolete) State of being equal; equality.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Spenser to this entry?)

Synonyms

• (person or thing of equal status to others): peer

Derived terms

Related terms

• equality

Translations

Anagrams

• Quale, quale, queal

English

Etymology

From Old French, from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /??ksp?t/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??ksp??t/

Adjective

expert (comparative more expert, superlative most expert)

1. Extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable.

   I am expert at making a simple situation complex.

   My cousin is an expert pianist.

2. Characteristic of an expert.

   This problem requires expert knowledge.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:skillful

Antonyms

• inexpert
• nonexpert

Related terms

• expert system

Translations

Noun

expert (plural experts)

1. A person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject.
   • If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert. - David Ben-Gurion

2. (chess) A player ranking just below master.

Synonyms

• maven
• specialist

Hyponyms

• connoisseur

Translations

Further reading

• "expert" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 129.

Anagrams

• pretex, xerept

Catalan

Adjective

expert (feminine experta, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

1. expert

Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experta)

1. expert

   Synonym: perit

Further reading

• “expert” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??ksp?rt]

Noun

expert m

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given subject)

   Synonyms: odborník, znalec

Related terms

• expertní

Further reading

• expert in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• expert in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch expert, from Middle French expert, from Old French expert, from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (chiefly Netherlands) /?k?sp??r/, (chiefly Belgium) /?k?sp?rt/
• Hyphenation: ex?pert
• Rhymes: -??r, -?rt

Noun

expert m (plural experts or experten, diminutive expertje n)

1. expert

Usage notes

The word can be pronounced in a way that corresponds with the spelling (common in Belgian-Dutch) or a way that corresponds to the French pronunciation (common in Netherland-Dutch). In the literal pronunciation, the plural is experten; in the French pronunciation, it is experts.

Synonyms

• deskundige

Related terms

• expertise

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ekspert
• ? Indonesian: eksper
• ? West Frisian: ekspert

French

Etymology

From Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k.sp??/

Adjective

expert (feminine singular experte, masculine plural experts, feminine plural expertes)

1. expert

Derived terms

• expertement
• expertise

Related terms

• inexpert

Noun

expert m (plural experts, feminine experte)

1. expert

Descendants

• ? Turkish: eksper

Further reading

• “expert” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From French expert.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ks?p??t]
• Hyphenation: ex?pert

Adjective

expert (not comparable)

1. expert

Declension

Further reading

• “expert” in Duden online

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English expert. Doublet of esperto and experto.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /??ks.p??t??/

Noun

expert m, f (plural experts)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)

   Synonyms: especialista, perito, experto

Related terms

• expertise

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French expert, Latin expertus.

Noun

expert m (plural exper?i, feminine equivalent expert?)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability in a given field)
2. (computing) wizard (program or script used to simplify complex operations)

Declension

Synonyms

• (expert): specialist
• (wizard): asistent

Swedish

Pronunciation

Noun

expert c

1. expert

Declension

See also

• kännare
• sakkunnig

Related terms

• expertis

Derived terms

References

• expert in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)