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Equivalent

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Noun

1. equivalent

a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc

Example Sentences:
'send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps'

2. combining weight, eq, equivalent, equivalent weight

the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen

Adjective

3. equivalent, tantamount

being essentially equal to something

Example Sentences:
'it was as good as gold'
'a wish that was equivalent to a command'
'his statement was tantamount to an admission of guilt'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Equivalent

see synonyms of equivalent
adjective
1. 
equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, significance, etc
2. 
having the same or a similar effect or meaning
3. mathematics
a. 
having a particular property in common; equal
b. 
(of two equations or inequalities) having the same set of solutions
c. 
(of two sets) having the same cardinal number
4. mathematics, logic
(of two propositions) having an equivalence between them
noun
5. 
something that is equivalent
6.  short for equivalent weight

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Equivalent

see synonyms of equivalent
adjective
1. 
equal in quantity, value, force, meaning, etc.
2.  Chemistry
having the same valence
3.  Geometry
equal in area, volume, etc., but not of the same shape
noun
4. 
an equivalent thing
5.  Chemistry
a. 
the quantity by weight (of a substance) that combines with 8 grams of oxygen or 1.008 grams of hydrogen
b. 
the weight obtained by dividing the atomic weight by the valence

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Equivalent

see synonyms of equivalent
adj.
1.
a. Equal, as in value, force, or meaning.
b. Having similar or identical effects.
2. Being essentially equal, all things considered: a wish that was equivalent to a command.
3. Mathematics
a. Capable of being put into a one-to-one relationship. Used of two sets.
b. Having virtually identical or corresponding parts.
c. Of or relating to corresponding elements under an equivalence relation.
4. Chemistry Having the same ability to combine.
5. Logic Having equivalence: equivalent propositions.
n.
1. Something that is essentially equal to another: "The hand is not the biological equivalent of a hammer or a screwdriver; the hand is a multipurpose tool like a Swiss Army knife" (Jonathan Gottschall).
2. Chemistry Equivalent weight.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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