równy

Równy is a Polish adjective meaning equal, level, or even. It describes surfaces that are flat or smooth, quantities or qualities that are the same, and situations where participants have equal status or conditions. It agrees with the gender and number of the noun it modifies: masculine równy, feminine równa, neuter równe.

In everyday language, równy can refer to physical flatness as in teren równy (level ground) or podłoga równa (a flat floor). It can also express comparability or parity, for example, dwie możliwości są równe (two options are equal/identical) or być na równych warunkach (to be on equal terms).

In mathematics and logic, równy is used to express equality between quantities or expressions. Common phrases include a jest równy b (a is equal to b) and dwa wyrażenia są sobie równe (two expressions are equal to each other). The term is also the basis for related concepts such as równość (equality) and równanie (equation).

Etymology and cognates: równy comes from the older Slavic root meaning even or level. Related forms appear in other Slavic languages, such as Russian rovnый, Ukrainian rivnyy, and Czech rovný, all converging on the sense of being even, flat, or equal.

See also: równość, równanie, równoległy, równy sobie.