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equivalent
- /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
Where it comes from
From Latin aequivalentem, accusative singular of aequivalēns, present active participle of aequivaleō (“to be equivalent, have equal power”). By surface analysis, equi- + -valent.
Mostly displaced native Middle English efenmete.
adjective more equivalent · most equivalent · æquivalent · eq.
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Similar or identical in value, meaning or effect; virtually equal.
To burn calories, a thirty-minute jog is equivalent to a couple of hamburgers.
Similar: on a par, equipollent
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Of two sets, having a one-to-one correspondence.
All enumerable sets are equivalent to each other, but not to any finite set.
Similar: equinumerous
- Relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation.
- Of two categories, (informally) such that one is essentially a relabeling of the other; (formally) related by a pair of functors such the composition of the one with the other is naturally isomorphic to the identity functor.
- Having the equal ability to combine.
- Of a map, equal-area.
- Equal in measure but not admitting of superposition; applied to magnitudes. A square may be equivalent to a triangle.
noun equivalents · æquivalent · eq.
- Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc. He's the Italian equivalent of a district attorney.
- An equivalent weight.
verb equivalents · equivalenting · equivalented · æquivalent · eq.
- To make equivalent to; to equal.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: same, equal, eq, like, equivalent weight, combining weight, tantamount, equation, comparable, equivalence, equate, equivalency, parity, identical, similar, matching
Translations
Every language
adj similar or identical in value
| Español | equivalente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 동등하다 dongdeunghada |
| 日本語 | 等価な tōka na |
| 中文 | 等值 děngzhí |
| हिन्दी | समान samān, बराबर barābar |
| Português | equivalente |
| Français | équivalent |
| Deutsch | gleichwertig, entsprechend, äquivalent |
| Italiano | equivalente |
| Ελληνικά | ισοδύναμος isodýnamos |
| Română | echivalent |
| Русский | равноце́нный ravnocénnyj, эквивале́нтный ekvivaléntnyj |
| العربية | مُعَادِل muʕādil |
adj of two sets, having a one-to-one relationship
| Español | equivalente |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 等价的 |
| Português | equivalente |
| Français | équivalent |
| Deutsch | äquivalent |
| Română | echivalent |
adj relating to the corresponding elements of an equivalence relation
| 日本語 | 相当な sōtō na |
|---|---|
| Português | equivalente |
| Français | équivalent |
| Deutsch | äquivalent |
| Русский | эквивале́нтный ekvivaléntnyj |
noun anything that is virtually equal to something else
| Español | equivalente |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 등가물 deunggamul |
| 日本語 | 等価物 tōkabutsu |
| 中文 | 當量 /当量 dāngliáng |
| Português | equivalente |
| Français | équivalent |
| Deutsch | Entsprechung, Äquivalent |
| Русский | эквивале́нт ekvivalént |
| العربية | مُعَادِل muʕādil |
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