#26. [Relative quantity.] Degree. —­ N. degree, grade, extent,
measure, amount, ratio, stint, standard, height, pitch; reach, amplitude, range, scope, caliber; gradation, shade; tenor, compass; sphere, station, rank, standing; rate, way, sort.
     point, mark, stage &c. (term) 71; intensity, strength &c. (greatness)
31. 
     Adj. comparative; gradual, shading off; within the bounds &c. (limit)
233. 
     Adv. by degrees, gradually, inasmuch, pro tanto[It]; however,
howsoever; step by step, bit by bit, little by little, inch by inch, drop by drop; a little at a time, by inches, by slow degrees, by degrees, by little and little; in some degree, in some measure; to some extent; di grado in grado[Lat].

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     #27. [Sameness of quantity or degree.] Equality. —­ N. equality,
parity, coextension[obs3], symmetry, balance, poise; evenness, monotony, level.
     equivalence; equipollence[obs3], equipoise, equilibrium,
equiponderance[obs3]; par, quits, a wash; not a pin to choose; distinction without a difference, six of one and half a dozen of the other; tweedle dee and tweedle dum[Lat]; identity &c. 13; similarity &c. 17.
     equalization, equation; equilibration, co*ordination, adjustment,
readjustment; drawn game, drawn battle; neck and neck race; tie, draw, standoff, dead heat.
     match, peer, compeer, equal, mate, fellow, brother; equivalent. 
     V. be equal &c. adj.; equal, match, reach, keep pace with, run
abreast; come to, amount to, come up to; be on a level with, lie on a level with; balance; cope with; come to the same thing.
     render equal &c. adj.; equalize level, dress, balance, equate,
handicap, give points, spot points, handicap, trim, adjust, poise; fit, accommodate; adapt &c. (render accordant) 23; strike a balance; establish equality, restore equality, restore equilibrium; readjust; stretch on the bed of Procrustes. 
     Adj. equal, even, level, monotonous, coequal, symmetrical, coordinate;
on a par with, on a level with, on a footing with; up to the mark; equiparant[obs3].
     equivalent, tantamount; indistinguishable; quits; homologous;
synonymous &c. 522; resolvable into, convertible, much at one, as broad as long, neither more nor less.; much the same as, the same thing as, as good as; all one, all the same; equipollent, equiponderant[obs3], equiponderous[obs3], equibalanced[obs3]; equalized &c. v.; drawn; half and half; isochronal, isochronous isoperimetric[obs3], isoperimetrical[obs3]; isobath[Oceanography], isobathic[Oceanography]. 
     Adv. equally &c. adj.; pari passu[Lat], ad eundum[Lat], caeteris
paribus[Lat]; in equilibrio[Lat]; to all intents and purposes.

Phr. it comes to the same thing, it amounts to the same thing; what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.