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<h1 id="function-equal">Function equal <a href="#function-equal" title="Permalink">#</a></h1>

Test whether two values are equal.

The function tests whether the relative difference between x and y is
smaller than the configured epsilon. The function cannot be used to
compare values smaller than approximately 2.22e-16.

For matrices, the function is evaluated element wise.
In case of complex numbers, x.re must equal y.re, and x.im must equal y.im.

Values `null` and `undefined` are compared strictly, thus `null` is only
equal to `null` and nothing else, and `undefined` is only equal to
`undefined` and nothing else. Strings are compared by their numerical value.


<h2 id="syntax">Syntax <a href="#syntax" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
math.equal(x, y)
```

<h3 id="parameters">Parameters <a href="#parameters" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Parameter | Type | Description
--------- | ---- | -----------
`x` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; boolean &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; string &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | First value to compare
`y` | number &#124; BigNumber &#124; boolean &#124; Complex &#124; Unit &#124; string &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Second value to compare

<h3 id="returns">Returns <a href="#returns" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------
boolean &#124; Array &#124; Matrix | Returns true when the compared values are equal, else returns false


<h3 id="throws">Throws <a href="#throws" title="Permalink">#</a></h3>

Type | Description
---- | -----------


<h2 id="examples">Examples <a href="#examples" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

```js
math.equal(2 + 2, 3)         // returns false
math.equal(2 + 2, 4)         // returns true

const a = math.unit('50 cm')
const b = math.unit('5 m')
math.equal(a, b)             // returns true

const c = [2, 5, 1]
const d = [2, 7, 1]

math.equal(c, d)             // returns [true, false, true]
math.deepEqual(c, d)         // returns false

math.equal("1000", "1e3")    // returns true
math.equal(0, null)          // returns false
```


<h2 id="see-also">See also <a href="#see-also" title="Permalink">#</a></h2>

[unequal](unequal.html),
[smaller](smaller.html),
[smallerEq](smallerEq.html),
[larger](larger.html),
[largerEq](largerEq.html),
[compare](compare.html),
[deepEqual](deepEqual.html),
[equalText](equalText.html)