notion of equality
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnotionandequality
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notion
noun[C or U]
uk/ˈnəʊ.ʃən/us/ˈnoʊ.ʃən/
a belief ...
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equality
noun[U or C]
uk/iˈkwɒl.ə.ti/us/iˈkwɑː.lə.t̬i/
the right of different groups of people to have a similar social position and receive the ...
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(Definition ofnotionandequalityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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It reveals significant complexities in thenotionofequalityas comparative fairness.
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The lack of anotionofequalitymay also have consequences for the implementation of type theories with subtyping.
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In other words, it failed to espouse the substantivenotionofequalityand equality as recognition.
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This is where the tension can arise between thenotionofequalityas economic redistribution and equality as identity.
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Definitions are used for computing trees, and they define thereby anotionofequalitybetween trees.
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Then, because certain individuals will be more similar than others, the need for a gradualnotionofequalityarises.
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In short, equality should also adopt thenotionofequalityas recognition.
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Nevertheless, thenotionofequalityis a powerful central theme in the drives of political and legal liberalism.
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Crucially, the liberalnotionofequalitypresumes sameness - while tolerance is for managing difference.
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Thus, the extension of the notion of isomorphism may involve new transformations as well as modifications of thenotionofequality.
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On the one hand, the constancy may depend upon the behaviour of the function or on thenotionofequalityused to compare output data.
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These criteria allow for values such as freedom, autonomy and virtue, but still rule out thenotionofequalityas an objective personal good.
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Since the earliest documents, thenotionofequalityhas been at the heart of claims of respect for fundamental human rights, such as dignity, life, and integrity.
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With regard to the last, conservatives will be surprised to learn that they have believed all along in state promotion of at least somenotionofequality.
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Secondly, conventional equality, which does not assume the possibility of extracting anotionofequalityfrom an arbitrary set, and thus demands equality to be defined wherever it is used.
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Thenotionofequalityof opportunity in the arts tends to preserve the fiction of separate development—and it is a fiction.
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