About The Word Equivalence
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Equivalence
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What's The Definition Of Equivalence?
[n] qualities that are comparable; "no comparison between the two books"; "beyond compare"
[n] essential equality and interchangeability [n] a state of being essentially equal or equivalent; equally balanced; "on a par with the best" Synonyms | Synonyms for Equivalence: comparability | compare | comparison | equality | equation | par Related Terms | Find terms related to Equivalence: accord | accordance | affinity | agreement | analogousness | assent | balance | chorus | coequality | coextension | coherence | coincidence | commensurability | communion | community | comparability | comparableness | comparativeness | compatibility | concert | concord | concordance | conformance | conformation | conformity | congeniality | congruence | congruency | congruity | consistency | consonance | consort | cooperation | corelation | correlation | correlativism | correlativity | correspondence | equality | equation | equilibrium | equipoise | equipollence | equiponderance | equity | equivalency | evenness | harmony | homogeneity | homoousia | identity | indistinguishability | intersection | inverse proportion | inverse ratio | inverse relationship | justice | levelness | likeness | mutuality | no difference | oneness | overlap | par | parallelism | parity | peace | poise | proportion | proportionability | proportionality | rapport | ratio | reciprocality | reciprocation | reciprocity | relativity | sameness | self-consistency | selfhood | self-identity | selfness | selfsameness | similarity | symmetry | sync | synchronism | synonymity | synonymousness | synonymy | tally | timing | uniformity | union | unison | unisonance | unity See Also | alikeness | equality | likeness | parity | position | similitude | status | tie Equivalence In Webster's Dictionary \E*quiv"a*lence\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]quivalence, LL.
aequivalentia.]
1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of
worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence
of definitions.
2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.
3. (Chem.)
(a) The quantity of the combining power of an atom,
expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen
atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.
See {Valence}.
(b) The degree of combining power as determined by
relative weight. See {Equivalent}, n., 2. [R.]
\E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t. To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir T. Browne. |
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