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title: equal
source: https://github.com/remix-run/remix/blob/remix@3.0.0-beta.3/packages/route-pattern/src/lib/specificity.ts#L34
---

# equal

## Summary

Returns true if matches `a` and `b` have equal specificity.

## Signature

```ts
function equal(a: Match, b: Match): boolean;

```

## Parameters

### `a`

the first match to compare

### `b`

the second match to compare

## Returns

true if `a` and `b` have equal specificity