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# equals

Takes a value *val*, of any type, and returns a new function evaluating that the received value equals *val* (the one previously defined).

```javascript
const isHello = equals('hello');

isHello('hello'); // → true
isHello('lorem'); // → false


const isObj = equals({ foo: 'bar', deep: { prop: 1 } });

isObj({ foo: 'bar', deep: { prop: 1 }); // → true
isObj({ foo: 'ops', deep: { prop: 2 }); // → false
isObj('hello'); // → false
```