equally

 
Pronunciation: /ˈiːkw(ə)li/

adverb

  • in the same manner or to the same extent: all children should be treated equally [as submodifier]: follow-up discussion is equally important
  • in amounts or parts that are the same in size: the money can be divided equally between you
  • [sentence adverb] in addition and having the same importance (used to introduce a further comment): not all who live in inner cities are poor; equally, many poor people live outside inner cities

The construction equally as, as in follow-up discussion is equally as important, is relatively common but is condemned on the grounds of redundancy. Either word can be used alone and be perfectly correct, e.g. follow-up discussion is equally important or follow-up discussion is as important.