Meaning of EQUIVALENCE
| Pronunciation: | | i'kwivuluns
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- [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"
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| | Synonyms: | | comparability, compare, comparison, equality, equation, par |
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| | Antonyms: | | nonequivalence | | |
| | See Also: | | alikeness, equality, likeness, parity, position, similitude, status, tie | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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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